Table 9.
Food sources of Vitamin A among US infants and toddlers aged 0–23.9 months by age group: NHANES 2005–2012 (n = 2740).
| 0–5.9 Months | 6–11.9 Months | 12–23.9 Months | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Food Category | % of Daily Intake | % Cumulative | Rank | Food Category | % of Daily Intake | % Cumulative | Rank | Food Category | % of Daily Intake | % Cumulative |
| 1 | Infant formulas | 66.7 | 66.7 | 1 | Infant formulas | 53.1 | 53.1 | 1 | Milk | 37.4 | 37.4 |
| 2 | Human milk | 29.9 | 96.6 | 2 | Baby foods | 21.3 | 74.3 | 2 | Ready-to-eat cereals | 8.1 | 45.4 |
| 3 | Baby foods | 3.3 | 99.9 | 3 | Human milk | 10.8 | 85.1 | 3 | Vegetables, excluding potatoes | 7.5 | 53.0 |
| 4 | Vegetables, excluding potatoes | 3.6 | 88.7 | 4 | Baby foods | 4.7 | 57.7 | ||||
| 5 | Milk | 3.0 | 91.7 | 5 | Infant formulas | 4.0 | 61.7 | ||||
| 6 | Ready-to-eat cereals | 1.8 | 93.5 | 6 | Eggs | 4.0 | 65.7 | ||||
| 7 | Cooked cereals | 3.7 | 69.5 | ||||||||
| 8 | Cheese | 3.4 | 72.8 | ||||||||
| 9 | Mixed dishes—grain-based | 3.1 | 75.9 | ||||||||
| 10 | Human milk | 2.5 | 78.4 | ||||||||
| 11 | Fruits | 2.0 | 80.4 | ||||||||
| 12 | Flavored milk | 1.8 | 82.1 | ||||||||
| 13 | Mixed dishes—meat, poultry, seafood | 1.5 | 83.7 | ||||||||
| 14 | Dairy drinks and substitutes | 1.5 | 85.2 | ||||||||
| 15 | Fats & oils | 1.3 | 86.5 | ||||||||
| 16 | 100% juice | 1.3 | 87.8 | ||||||||
| 17 | Quick breads & bread products | 1.3 | 89.1 | ||||||||
| 18 | Mixed dishes—Soups | 1.2 | 90.3 | ||||||||
| 19 | Sugar-sweetened beverages | 1.1 | 91.4 | ||||||||
| 20 | Snack/meal bars | 1.0 | 92.4 | ||||||||
| 21 | Sweet bakery products | 1.0 | 93.4 | ||||||||
a only WWEIA sub-major food categories that contributed ≥1% to daily intake are reported.