Table 5.

Top ten food sources and relative contributions (%) to daily iron intakes by ethnicity and gender

	African Americans		Native Hawaiians		Japanese Americans		Latino-Mexico		Latino-US		Caucasians
	Food items	%	Foods items	%	Foods items	%	Foods items	%	Foods items	%	Foods items	%
Men	cereals	26.0	cereals	20.1	cereals	21.1	cereals	13.8	cereals	22.1	cereals	26.8
	bread	9.7	bread	8.9	rice	11.0	bread	13.4	bread	9.3	bread	9.8
	rice	3.6	rice	7.7	bread	8.1	rice	4.2	rice	6.9	pasta with TS or cheese	5.0
	burg. MB / patties	3.6	burg. MB / patties	3.4	burg. MB / patties	2.8	muffins/ dough- nuts	3.6	pasta with TS or cheese	3.5	burg. MB / patties	3.2
	pasta with TS or cheese	3.5	pasta with TS or cheese	2.7	pasta with TS or cheese	2.7	beans	3.5	burg. MB /patties	3.3	rice	2.9
	chicken/turkeys	3.3	chicken/turkeys	2.4	chicken/ turkeys	2.6	taco salad	3.3	chicken/turkeys	2.6	chicken/turkeys	2.2
	beans	2.6	stir-fried MT & Veg	2.2	stir-fried MT & Veg	2.6	meat burritos	2.9	beans	2.2	beans	2.0
	veg. soups	1.7	beef & lamb	2.2	fish	2.1	beef & lamb	2.8	beef & lamb	2.1	beef & lamb	1.8
	crackers/ chips/ popcorn	1.6	fish	2.1	meat soups/stew	1.9	pasta with TS or cheese	2.7	stir-fried MT & Veg	1.9	crackers/ chips/popcorn	1.6
	beef & lamb	1.5	meat soups/stew	1.9	beef & lamb	1.9	burg. MB / patties	2.5	meat soups/stew	1.8	veg. soups	1.6
Total (%)		57.1		53.6		56.8		52.7		55.7		56.9
Women	cereals	26.4	cereals	22.5	cereals	22.6	cereals	30.8	cereals	24.3	cereals	26. 6
	bread	9.0	bread	9.3	bread	9.3	bread	6.9	bread	10.1	bread	11.0
	pasta with TS or cheese	4.1	rice	5.3	rice	8.3	beans	3.4	rice	5.2	pasta with TS or cheese	5.1
	chicken/ turkeys	3.1	pasta with TS or cheese	3.2	pasta with TS or cheese	3.0	pasta with TS or cheese	3.2	pasta with TS or cheese	3.8	rice	2.2
	beans	2.5	burg. MB / patties	3.0	stir-fried MT & Veg	2.7	rice	2.6	chicken/turkeys	2.4	chicken/turkeys	2.2
	rice	2.4	chicken/turkeys	2.2	dark greens	2.5	chicken/turkeys	2.5	burg. MB / patties	2.3	burg. MB / patties	2.1
	crackers/ chips/ popcorn	2.4	stir-fried MT & Veg	2.2	chicken/turkeys	2.2	fortified diet beverages	2.2	stir-fried MT & Veg	2.2	dark greens	2.0
	burg. MB / patties	2.1	dark greens	2.0	burg. MB / patties	2.1	burg. MB / patties	2.1	beans	2.2	beans	1.9
	dark greens	2.0	fish	1.9	tofu	1.8	veg. soups	1.9	dark greens	1.9	crackers and pretzels	1.7
	stir-fried MT & Veg	1.8	beef & lamb	1.7	fish	1.7	pizza	1.9	veg. soups	1.8	crackers/chips/ popcorn	1.6
Total (%)		55.8		53.3		56.2		57.5		56.2		56.4

TS=Tomato sauce; MB=meat ball; Veg=vegetables; MT=meat; burg.=burger.