Table 12.
Food sources of calcium 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 | 47.2 | Breast milk | 25.8 | Cow’s milk | 30.1 | Cow’s milk | 28.3 | |||
2 | Infant formula | 40.5 | Infant formula | 20.1 | Yogurt | 11.7 | Yogurt | 9.8 | |||
3 | Yogurt | 2.9 | Cow’s milk | 16.4 | Infant formula | 10.0 | Tortillas (plain) | 7.5 | |||
4 | Cow’s milk | 2.6 | Yogurt | 12.2 | Traditional beverages | 4.9 | Traditional beverages | 5.6 | |||
5 | Water | 1.1 | Soups & stews | 3.3 | Tortillas (plain) | 4.3 | Sandwiches & tortas | 4.8 | |||
6 | Infant cereal | 3.0 | Soups & stews | 3.7 | Breakfast cereals | 4.5 | |||||
7 | Tortillas (plain) | 2.2 | Breast milk | 3.5 | Eggs & egg dishes | 3.8 | |||||
8 | Traditional beverages | 2.0 | Eggs & egg dishes | 3.1 | Sweetened tea and coffee | 3.3 | |||||
9 | Eggs & egg dishes | 1.2 | Breakfast cereals | 3.0 | Sweetened breads | 3.3 | |||||
10 | Sweetened tea and coffee | 2.8 | Dried beans | 3.2 | |||||||
11 | Dried beans | 1.9 | Soups & stews | 2.1 | |||||||
12 | Sweetened breads | 1.9 | Fresh or frozen fruit | 1.5 | |||||||
13 | Sandwiches & tortas | 1.9 | Infant formula | 1.4 | |||||||
14 | Fresh or frozen fruit | 1.7 | Salty snacks | 1.3 | |||||||
15 | Infant cereal | 1.3 | Candy | 1.0 | |||||||
16 | Salty snacks | 1.0 | Vegetable & cheese tacos | 1.0 | |||||||
17 | Enchiladas | 1.0 | |||||||||
All food groups | 94.3 | 86.2 | 86.8 | 83.4 |