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. 2016 Sep 9;20(14):2559–2568. doi: 10.1017/S1368980016002196

Table 2.

Mean per capita daily micro- and macronutrient intakes and percentage of mean per capita daily micro- and macronutrient intakes from at-home and away-from-home eating locations, according to age, among nationally representative Mexican children aged 2–13 years, 2012 Encuesta Nacional de Salud y Nutrición (ENSANUT; Mexican National Health and Nutrition Survey)

2–5 years 6–13 years
Total intake At home Away from home Total intake At home Away from home
Mean se % se % se Mean se % se % se
Macronutrients
Energy (kcal/d)† 1494 23 89 0·7 11 0·7 1908 24 82 0·7 18 0·7
Total fat (kcal/d) 502 10 89 0·7 11 0·7 645 11 81 0·7 19 0·7
Saturated fat (kcal/d) 196 4 89 0·8 11 0·8 233 4 82 0·7 18 0·7
MUFA (kcal/d) 170 4 89 0·8 11 0·8 220 4 81 0·8 19 0·8
PUFA (kcal/d) 110 3 88 0·9 12 0·9 155 3 80 0·8 20 0·8
Solid fat (kcal/d) 225 8 89 0·8 11 0·8 262 9 82 0·8 18 0·8
Carbohydrate (kcal/d) 812 15 89 0·7 11 0·7 1048 13 82 0·6 18 0·6
Total sugar (kcal/d) 341 8 88 0·7 12 0·7 371 7 80 0·7 20 0·7
Added sugars (kcal/d) 188 6 86 1·0 14 1·0 221 5 78 0·9 22 0·9
SoFAS (kcal/d) 413 11 88 0·7 12 0·7 483 12 80 0·8 20 0·8
Protein (kcal/d) 207 4 90 0·7 10 0·7 252 4 84 0·6 16 0·6
Dietary fibre (g/d) 15 1 88 0·9 12 0·9 21 0 82 0·7 18 0·7
Antioxidants
Vitamin C (mg/d) 100 4 87 0·9 13 0·9 120 5 79 0·8 21 0·8
Vitamin E (mg/d) 6 0 89 0·8 11 0·8 8 0 80 0·8 20 0·8
B vitamins
Thiamin (mg/d) 1 0 90 0·8 10 0·8 4 2 84 0·6 16 0·6
Riboflavin (mg/d) 1 0 90 0·7 10 0·7 2 0 85 0·6 15 0·6
Niacin (mg/d) 13 0 90 0·8 10 0·8 16 0 85 0·6 15 0·6
Vitamin B6 (mg/d) 1 0 90 0·8 10 0·8 3 1 84 0·6 16 0·6
Folate (μg DFE/d) 175 8 89 0·9 11 0·9 206 6 83 0·7 17 0·7
Vitamin B12 (μg/d) 3 0 90 0·8 10 0·8 4 0 85 0·7 15 0·7
Bone-related nutrients
Ca (mg/d) 843 20 90 0·7 10 0·7 862 17 83 0·7 17 0·7
P (mg/d) 1017 20 90 0·8 10 0·8 1323 19 85 0·6 15 0·6
Mg (mg/d) 243 5 89 0·8 11 0·8 327 5 83 0·6 17 0·6
Vitamin D (μg/d) 86 5 90 1·0 10 1·0 89 6 83 1·0 17 1·0
Other micronutrients
Vitamin A (μg RE/d) 230 8 90 0·9 10 0·9 238 9 84 0·9 16 0·9
Vitamin K (μg/d) 43 2 88 0·9 12 0·9 60 3 80 0·9 20 0·9
Fe (mg/d) 11 0 90 0·7 10 0·7 13 0 84 0·6 16 0·6
Zn (mg/d) 9 0 90 0·7 10 0·7 10 0 84 0·6 16 0·6
Na (mg/d) 2040 55 89 0·8 11 0·8 2735 67 82 0·7 18 0·7
K (mg/d) 1947 48 89 0·8 11 0·8 2327 39 83 0·6 17 0·6

SoFAS, solid fats and added sugars; DFE, dietary folate equivalents; RE, retinol equivalents.

†To convert kilocalories to kilojoules, multiply kcal value by 4·184.