Table 10.

Food sources of folate 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
	Food Group	% of Total		Food Group	% of Total		Food Group	% of Total		Food Group	% of Total
1	Breast milk	48.1		Breast milk	20.3		Soups & stews	14.4		Sweetened breads	10.9
2	Infant formula	39.0		Soups & stews	15.3		Dried beans	8.3		Soups & stews	10.7
3	Baby food (vegetables)	2.8		Infant formula	15.2		Fresh or frozen fruit	8.0		Dried beans	10.2
4	Vegetables	2.1		Dried beans	6.3		Eggs & egg dishes	7.5		Eggs & egg dishes	8.8
5	Soups & stews	1.3		Fresh or frozen fruit	5.6		Sweetened breads	7.0		Breakfast cereals	7.0
6	Fresh or frozen fruit	1.0		Vegetables	4.8		Cow’s milk	6.8		Fresh or frozen fruit	6.4
7				Cow’s milk	3.8		Infant formula	6.7		Cow’s milk	4.7
8				Eggs & egg dishes	3.8		Breakfast cereals	5.6		Cookies	3.7
9				Cookies	3.4		Cookies	3.5		Sandwiches & tortas	3.2
10				Sweetened breads	1.6		Rice mixed dishes	2.6		Rice mixed dishes	3.2
11				Breakfast cereals	1.5		Vegetables	2.1		Tortillas (plain)	3.0
12				Rice mixed dishes	1.4		Tortillas (plain)	2.0		Salty snacks	1.6
13				Salty snacks	1.3		Breast milk	1.9		Vegetables	1.6
14				Infant cereal	1.3		100% fruit juice	1.8		100% fruit juice	1.5
15				Yogurt	1.0		Pasta mixed dishes	1.6		Traditional beverages	1.1
16							Salty snacks	1.5		Bread/rolls/biscuits/bagels	1.0
17							Traditional beverages	2.5		Enchiladas	1.0
18							Tamales	1.3		Pasta mixed dishes	1.0
19							Sandwiches & tortas	1.1		Infant formula	1.0
20										Yogurt	1.0
All food groups		94.3			86.6			86.2			82.6