Table 2.
Percent of children with intakes of select micronutrients intake estimated average requirement (EAR) as reported in various surveys in several European countries.
| Country | Iodine | Iron | Magnesium | Selenium | Zinc | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C ♂ (75–82.5 μg/day) | C ♀ (75-82.5 μg/day) | T ♂♀ (5.3 mg/day) | C ♀ (4.7–6.7 mg/day) | A ♀ (8.7 mg/day) | A ♀ (230–250 mg/day) | A ♀ (33.8–45 mg/day) | C ♀ (5.0–5.4 mg/day) | A ♀ (5.5–7.0 mg/day) | |
| BE | - | - | 23.4 | 10.2 | - | 0.4 | - | 7.6 | - |
| DK | 0.0 | 0.0 | 18.8 | 93.9 | 0.5 | 79.6 | 4.9 | 23.0 | |
| FR | 11.8 | 25.3 | 3.5 | 73.6 | 4.7 | 54.1 | 4.6 | 18.4 | |
| DE * | 55.1 | 60.8 | 5.5 | 24.8 | 1.6 | - | 13.8 | 6.0 | |
| PL | 41.9 | 45.5 | 55.1 | 28.3 | 67.5 | 11.2 | - | 27.0 | 19.2 |
| ES | - | - | 0.3 | 23.8 | 0.3 | - | - | - | |
| NL | - | - | 32.0 | 12.0 | 85.1 | 0.2 †; 5.6 ‡ | 67.9 | 39.0; 13.0 | 21.0 |
| UK | 9.2 | 16.3 | 32.3 | 25.9 | 67.0 | 8.6 | 60.8 | 27.1 | 47.5 |
Reference values for respective nutrient in (parenthesis); * Age range for a child in Germany is 6–10 years old; T = Toddler (<3 years old); C = Child (ranges between 4–10 years old depending on country); A = Adolescent (11–17 years old); † Children 4–6 years old; ‡ Children 7–10 years old.