Table 6.

Intakes of total polyols associated with 1 day.

			Total polyol intake (g day−1)				Total polyol intake (g kg−1 bw day−1)
Food category	N	%	Average	Median	90th %ile	95th %ile	Average	Median	90th %ile	95th %ile
Milk and milk-derivative-based preps	1996	32.2	3.1	2.9	5.6	7.5	0.09	0.06	0.19	0.26
Edible ices	791	12.8	1.7	1.3	2.4	3.6	0.05	0.03	0.09	0.11
Jellies, marshmallows and gums	139	2.2	3.8	2.4	9.6	11.0	0.11	0.07	0.26	0.40
Chewy candy	136	2.2	0.6	0.4	1.4	2.1	0.02	0.01	0.04	0.06
Tablets and hard candy	11	0.2	6.0	3.0	11.9	11.9	0.15	0.07	0.18	0.46
Cocoa-based products	1810	29.2	2.0	1.4	3.6	7.1	0.04	0.03	0.09	0.13
Chewing gum	64	1.0	2.8	1.6	4.5	8.8	0.06	0.04	0.11	0.15
Cereal and energy bars	117	1.9	1.7	1.6	1.9	2.6	0.04	0.03	0.09	0.12
Sweet biscuits/cookies	2312	37.3	0.7	0.5	1.3	1.8	0.02	0.01	0.04	0.05
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	0.8	0.9	0.8	1.0	1.3	0.03	0.02	0.04	0.06
Savoury sauces/dressings	1522	24.5	0.7	0.5	1.4	2.0	0.01	0.01	0.03	0.04
Cakes – pastries and sweet goods	1278	20.6	2.1	1.8	3.8	4.7	0.05	0.04	0.10	0.13
Savoury biscuits/crackers	277	4.5	0.5	0.5	0.8	1.0	0.01	0.01	0.02	0.03
Snacks	687	11.1	1.4	1.3	2.5	3.0	0.04	0.03	0.07	0.08
Meat/fish-based products	31	0.5	5.3	5.3	8.2	10.2	0.10	0.08	0.19	0.25
Composite, miscellaneous foods	258	4.2	6.9	7.0	10.5	12.5	0.16	0.13	0.29	0.39
Spirits and liqueurs	304	4.9	3.7	2.8	7.4	10.9	0.05	0.03	0.10	0.16
All the above foods	6202	100.0	3.5	2.5	7.6	10.4	0.09	0.05	0.20	0.27

Notes: N, number of days on which food consumed.

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