Table 8.
Food sources of vitamin A among Mexican infants, toddlers, and young children aged 0–47.9 months by age group from ENSANUT 2012.
Rank | Age 0–5.9 Months | Age 6–11.9 Months | Age 12–23.9 Months | Age 24–47.9 Months | |||||||
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Food Group | % of Total | Food Group | % of Total | Food Group | % of Total | Food Group | % of Total | ||||
1 | Breast milk | 55.2 | Breast milk | 34.2 | Cow’s milk | 26.7 | Cow’s milk | 26.3 | |||
2 | Infant formula | 35.3 | Infant formula | 20.3 | Infant formula | 10.5 | Eggs & egg dishes | 12.0 | |||
3 | Baby food (vegetables) | 3.0 | Cow’s milk | 15.6 | Soups & stews | 9.7 | Soups & stews | 8.4 | |||
4 | Cow’s milk | 1.1 | Soups & stews | 7.0 | Eggs & egg dishes | 8.7 | Breakfast cereals | 6.1 | |||
5 | Infant cereal | 1.0 | Eggs & egg dishes | 2.9 | Breast milk | 6.0 | Traditional beverages | 4.2 | |||
6 | Infant cereal | 1.8 | Traditional beverages | 4.2 | Fresh or frozen fruit | 3.5 | |||||
7 | Vegetables | 1.5 | Breakfast cereals | 4.0 | Dried beans | 3.4 | |||||
8 | Traditional beverages | 1.4 | Dried beans | 2.7 | Sandwiches & tortas | 3.3 | |||||
9 | Fresh or frozen fruit | 1.0 | Fresh or frozen fruit | 2.7 | Sweetened tea and coffee | 2.0 | |||||
10 | Breakfast cereals | 1.0 | 100% fruit juice | 2.0 | Rice mixed dishes | 1.9 | |||||
11 | Vegetables | 1.8 | Infant formula | 1.7 | |||||||
12 | Rice mixed dishes | 1.5 | Yogurt | 1.6 | |||||||
13 | Meats | 1.4 | Vegetables | 1.5 | |||||||
14 | Cookies | 1.2 | 100% fruit juice | 1.4 | |||||||
15 | Sweetened tea and coffee | 1.1 | Meats | 1.2 | |||||||
16 | Infant cereal | 1.1 | Cookies | 1.2 | |||||||
17 | Tamales | 1.1 | |||||||||
All food groups | 95.6 | 86.7 | 85.3 | 80.8 |