Table 3.

Intakes of total polyols associated with individual eating occasions.

			Total polyol intake (g per item)				Total polyol intake (g kg−1 bw per item)
Food category	N	%	Average	Median	90th %ile	95th %ile	Average	Median	90th %ile	95th %ile
Milk and milk-derivative-based preps	2473	17.5	2.5	2.4	4.5	5.0	0.07	0.05	0.15	0.21
Edible ices	820	5.8	1.6	1.2	2.4	3.6	0.04	0.03	0.09	0.10
Jellies, marshmallows and gums	145	1.0	3.6	2.1	9.7	10.2	0.10	0.06	0.25	0.34
Chewy candy	154	1.1	0.6	0.4	1.2	1.7	0.02	0.01	0.04	0.06
Tablets and hard candy	11	0.1	6.0	3.0	11.9	11.9	0.15	0.07	0.18	0.46
Cocoa-based products	2195	15.6	1.7	1.1	2.7	5.0	0.04	0.02	0.07	0.10
Chewing gum	82	0.6	2.2	1.5	3.0	3.0	0.05	0.03	0.08	0.11
Cereal and energy bars	124	0.9	1.6	1.6	1.9	1.9	0.04	0.03	0.07	0.10
Sweet biscuits/cookies	2997	21.3	0.6	0.4	1.0	1.3	0.01	0.01	0.03	0.04
Fruit- and vegetable-based desserts	3	0.0	2.1	1.8	3.2	3.4	0.05	0.06	0.06	0.06
Dessert sauces	49	0.3	0.9	0.8	1.0	1.3	0.03	0.02	0.04	0.06
Savoury sauces/dressings	1717	12.2	0.6	0.5	1.0	1.8	0.01	0.01	0.02	0.04
Cakes – pastries and sweet goods	1477	10.5	1.8	1.7	3.0	3.6	0.04	0.03	0.08	0.11
Savoury biscuits/crackers	298	2.1	0.5	0.4	0.8	0.8	0.01	0.01	0.02	0.03
Snacks	746	5.3	1.3	1.3	2.0	2.5	0.03	0.03	0.06	0.08
Meat/fish-based products	31	0.2	5.3	5.3	8.2	10.2	0.10	0.08	0.19	0.25
Composite, miscellaneous foods	261	1.9	6.9	7.0	10.5	11.4	0.15	0.13	0.28	0.36
Spirits and liqueurs	510	3.6	2.2	1.8	4.0	5.5	0.03	0.02	0.06	0.08
All the above foods	14,093	100.0	1.5	1.0	3.4	4.8	0.04	0.02	0.09	0.13

Notes: N, number of eating occasions for individual food items.

Figures in italics = insufficient consumers to provide a reliable estimate of percentiles.