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. 2015 Jun 8;7(6):4593–4618. doi: 10.3390/nu7064593

Table 5.

(a) Contribution of foods groups and mixed dishes to total daily energy and nutrient intakes in three developed countries, adult population; (b) Contribution of foods groups and mixed dishes to total daily energy and nutrient intakes in three developed countries, child population.

(a)
Food Group Percent contribution to total daily intake (%)
Energy Fiber Saturated Fat Vitamin A Vitamin D Folate-Folic Acid Vitamin B12 Vitamin C Calcium Iodine Iron Potassium Selenium Sodium
Australia, age ≥19 years
Meats, poultry, fish, eggs 11 2 16 8 - 3 34 0 3 8 15 12 32 16
Milk, other dairy products 8 1 18 10 - 6 27 1 38 24 2 11 4 7
Breads, grains, cereal products 18 29 4 1 - 46 3 1 12 28 30 9 14 18
Vegetables 5 17 3 30 - 7 0 22 4 1 8 15 2 2
Fruits 6 17 2 5 - 5 0 22 3 0 6 10 6 0
Fats and oils 2 0 7 6 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Snacks, sweets 16 8 24 7 - 3 4 2 8 6 9 7 5 12
Other 15 7 5 7 - 15 9 35 17 18 10 16 12 14
Mixed dishes 19 20 21 26 - 14 22 17 15 15 22 19 25 29
United States, age ≥19 years
Meats, poultry, fish, eggs 17 10 23 9 27 7 30 1 6 - 16 17 - 23
Milk, other dairy products 7 1 16 19 43 2 19 1 33 - 1 10 - 6
Breads, grains, cereal products 13 23 4 13 8 41 14 3 12 - 34 6 - 14
Vegetables 6 17 5 19 2 8 2 20 4 - 6 14 - 7
Fruits 3 11 0 2 0 2 0 16 1 - 2 7 - 0
Fats and oils 3 0 8 5 1 0 2 0 1 - 0 1 - 3
Snacks, sweets 16 12 17 9 2 9 4 3 8 - 22 8 - 8
Other 16 5 3 7 7 8 7 46 18 - 8 19 - 9
Mixed dishes 20 21 24 17 11 23 23 9 18 - 22 17 - 29
France, age 18–79 years
Meats, poultry, fish, eggs 15 0 18 55 57 11 67 3 5 26 25 18 46 19
Milk, other dairy products 10 1 22 15 13 12 14 2 43 26 3 11 8 10
Breads, grains, cereal products 19 27 2 0 1 15 1 2 7 9 15 7 12 27
Vegetables 5 25 2 0 2 24 0 30 6 5 11 19 3 4
Fruits 4 18 0 0 2 10 0 29 2 5 4 10 1 0
Fats and oils 9 0 22 13 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
Snacks, sweets 17 10 21 9 8 8 3 3 9 6 13 7 7 7
Other 11 7 3 1 3 11 2 25 19 11 17 18 11 11
Mixed dishes 10 12 11 6 12 9 13 7 10 13 12 12 11 21
Dash (-), data not available
(b)
Food Group Percent contribution to total daily intake (%)
Energy Fiber Saturated Fat Vitamin A Vitamin D Folate-Folic Acid Vitamin B12 Vitamin C Calcium Iodine Iron Potassium Selenium Sodium
Australia, age 2–18 years
Meats, poultry, fish, eggs 8 2 11 2 - 2 22 0 2 4 10 9 24 13
Milk, other dairy products 11 1 24 19 - 7 42 1 47 34 2 18 7 9
Breads, grains, cereal products 18 29 5 1 - 48 5 2 13 30 35 8 19 20
Vegetables 5 13 3 28 - 4 0 14 2 1 6 13 1 2
Fruits 6 18 1 5 - 5 0 26 2 1 5 11 2 0
Fats and oils 2 0 5 6 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Snacks, sweets 23 13 32 11 - 5 5 4 11 8 13 12 10 17
Other 9 6 2 6 - 15 3 42 9 10 9 11 8 9
Mixed dishes 18 18 18 20 - 13 21 11 13 13 20 17 28 27
United States, age 2–18 years
Meats, poultry, fish, eggs 13 7 18 5 11 5 19 1 4 - 11 14 - 20
Milk, other dairy products 12 3 23 32 67 3 33 1 45 - 3 22 - 9
Breads, grains, cereal products 14 22 5 19 9 47 20 4 12 - 40 6 - 16
Vegetables 4 12 3 10 1 4 1 9 2 - 4 10 - 5
Fruits 3 13 0 2 0 2 0 17 1 - 2 7 - 0
Fats and oils 2 0 5 3 1 0 1 0 0 - 0 0 - 2
Snacks, sweets 20 15 19 9 1 11 4 5 7 - 14 10 - 11
Other 12 4 2 4 4 4 4 57 12 - 5 13 - 7
Mixed dishes 21 23 25 15 7 25 19 6 18 - 22 17 - 30
France, age 3–17 years
Meats, poultry, fish, eggs 13 1 15 40 47 10 52 2 3 21 20 16 40 18
Milk, other dairy products 12 1 20 22 17 12 22 4 49 34 5 19 11 11
Breads, grains, cereal products 16 25 2 0 1 19 4 6 8 6 19 6 11 21
Vegetables 5 23 2 1 1 18 0 22 5 5 10 17 2 5
Fruits 3 13 0 0 0 7 0 20 1 1 3 8 1 0
Fats and oils 7 0 17 14 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
Snacks, sweets 25 18 30 14 15 13 6 2 13 16 22 12 13 13
Other 8 9 2 1 2 13 2 39 11 7 10 12 9 10
Mixed dishes 10 12 10 8 14 9 15 5 9 11 11 11 11 23
Dash (-), data not available