Table 4.

Intakes of total polyols associated with mealtimes.

			Total polyol intake (g per period)				Total polyol intake (g kg−1 bw per period)
Food category	N	%	Average	Median	90th %ile	95th %ile	Average	Median	90th %ile	95th %ile
Milk and milk-derivative-based preps	2414	20.9	2.5	2.5	4.8	5.0	0.07	0.05	0.16	0.21
Edible ices	810	7.0	1.6	1.2	2.4	3.6	0.05	0.03	0.09	0.11
Jellies, marshmallows and gums	142	1.2	3.7	2.3	9.7	10.2	0.10	0.07	0.26	0.34
Chewy candy	148	1.3	0.6	0.4	1.2	1.8	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	2090	18.1	1.7	1.2	2.8	6.0	0.04	0.03	0.08	0.10
Chewing gum	82	0.7	2.2	1.5	3.0	3.0	0.05	0.03	0.08	0.11
Cereal and energy bars	123	1.1	1.6	1.6	1.9	1.9	0.04	0.03	0.07	0.11
Sweet biscuits/cookies	2836	24.6	0.6	0.5	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	0.4	0.9	0.8	1.0	1.3	0.03	0.02	0.04	0.06
Savoury sauces/dressings	1655	14.3	0.6	0.5	1.1	1.8	0.01	0.01	0.03	0.04
Cakes – pastries and sweet goods	1439	12.5	1.9	1.7	3.2	3.9	0.04	0.03	0.09	0.11
Savoury biscuits/crackers	296	2.6	0.5	0.4	0.8	1.0	0.01	0.01	0.02	0.03
Snacks	735	6.4	1.4	1.3	2.0	2.5	0.03	0.03	0.07	0.08
Meat/fish-based products	31	0.3	5.3	5.3	8.2	10.2	0.10	0.08	0.19	0.25
Composite, miscellaneous foods	261	2.3	6.9	7.0	10.5	11.4	0.15	0.13	0.28	0.36
Spirits and liqueurs	402	3.5	2.8	1.8	5.5	7.4	0.04	0.02	0.08	0.10
All the above foods	11,548	100.0	1.9	1.3	4.0	5.6	0.05	0.03	0.11	0.15

Notes: N, number of eating periods where food consumed.

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