Table 7.
Contribution of food and beverages to iron intake by gender and age group.
| Children | Adolescents | Adults | Elderly | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | Male | Female | Male | Female | Male | Female | |
| Cereals/Grains (%) | 30.7 a | 31.8 a | 33.1 a | 31.3 a | 26.9 b | 26.9 b | 24.0 c | 24.6 b,c |
| Meat and meat products (%) | 23.1 d | 20.1 d,e | 23.5 d | 20.3 d,e | 22.9 d | 20.1 e | 18.0 e | 17.0 e |
| Vegetables (%) | 7.1 f | 7.9 f | 6.7 f | 7.7 f | 10.8 g | 12.4 h | 13.0 h,i | 14.7 i |
| Pulses (%) | 4.5 | 6.4 | 4.9 | 5.7 | 5.6 | 5.8 | 7.6 | 6.0 |
| Fish and shellfish (%) | 3.8 j | 4.0 j | 3.7 j | 4.3 j | 5.7 k | 6.5 l | 6.9 l,m | 7.9 m |
| Ready-to-eat-meals (%) | 6.6 n | 5.7 n,o,p | 7.6 n,o | 6.2 n | 5.3 o,p | 4.6 p | 2.9 p | 2.1 q |
| Eggs (%) | 4.6 | 4.3 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 4.4 | 5.5 | 5.3 |
| Fruits (%) | 3.3 r | 3.8 r | 2.4 s | 3.8 r | 4.6 r | 5.7 t | 8.4 u | 10.2 w |
| Milk and dairy products (%) | 4.7 x | 4.3 y | 3.8 y | 4.0 | 3.3 y | 3.7 z | 2.8 z | 3.9 y |
| Non-alcoholic beverages (%) | 2.5 α | 2.6 α,β | 2.0 α | 2.6 α | 2.8 β | 3.2 γ | 2.9 β,γ | 3.4 δ |
| Sugars and sweets (%) | 6.1 ε | 5.8 ε,ζ | 4.7 ζ | 6.5 ε,ζ | 2.0 η | 2.4 θ | 1.2 ι | 0.7 ι |
| Alcoholic beverages (%) | - | - | - | - | 2.1 κ | 1.3 λ | 4.8 μ | 2.0 λ |
| Sauces and condiments (%) | 1.0 ν | 1.6 ν | 1.1 ν | 1.3 ν | 1.2 ν | 1.1 ν | 0.7 ξ | 0.8 π |
Values are percentage. All differences are p < 0.05 (Student-Newman-Keuls test). Different superscript lowercase letters indicate statistical significance in each row.