Table 4.
Actual intake and proportion to the recommended amounts of energy and nutrients in seven schools among different age groups and sexes/n (%).
| Stage | Energy | Protein | Fat | Carbonhydrate | Vitamin A | Vitamin B1 | Vitamin B2 | Vitamin C | Calcium | Iron | Zinc | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| kcal | g | %E | %E | μgRE | mg | mg | mg | mg | mg | mg | ||
| Primary School | Recommended | 662 | 19 | 20–30 | 50–65 | 212 | 0.42 | 0.42 | 28 | 416 | 5.5 | 3.0 |
| Menu | 638 | 35 | 35 | 42 | 156 | 0.38 | 0.32 | 28 | 95 | 4.7 | 4.3 | |
| (96.4) | (188.2) | (73.6) | (91.3) | (76.9) | (100.0) | (22.8) | (85.4) | (143.3) | ||||
| Grades 1–2 | 409 | 20 | 37 | 43 | 58 | 0.19 | 0.19 | 10 | 48 | 2.9 | 2.5 | |
| (61.8) | (107.5) | (27.4) | (45.7) | (45.7) | (35.7) | (11.5) | (52.2) | (83.3) | ||||
| Grades 3–5 | 480 | 22 | 38 | 43 | 79 | 0.25 | 0.21 | 12 | 60 | 3.1 | 2.8 | |
| (72.5) | (118.3) | (37.3) | (60.1) | (50.5) | (42.9) | (14.4) | (56.6) | (93.3) | ||||
| Average Intake | 451 | 21 | 37 | 43 | 70 | 0.23 | 0.20 | 11 | 55 | 3.0 | 2.7 | |
| (68.1) | (112.9) | (33.0) | (55.3) | (48.1) | (39.3) | (13.2) | (54.7) | (90.0) | ||||
| Middle School | Recommended | 835 | 25 | 20–30 | 50–65 | 275 | 0.53 | 0.51 | 38 | 440 | 6.7 | 3.9 |
| Menu | 665 | 32 | 38 | 43 | 232 | 0.59 | 0.30 | 55 | 168 | 5.1 | 3.8 | |
| (79.6) | (128.0) | (84.4) | (111.3) | (58.8) | (144.7) | (38.2) | (76.1) | (97.4) | ||||
| Grades 6–7 (Male) | 612 | 29 | 42 | 39 | 148 | 0.63 | 0.25 | 35 | 117 | 4.0 | 3.2 | |
| (73.3) | (116.0) | (53.8) | (118.9) | (49.0) | (92.1) | (26.6) | (59.6) | (82.1) | ||||
| Grades 6–7 (Female) | 542 | 26 | 43 | 38 | 127 | 0.60 | 0.23 | 30 | 104 | 3.5 | 2.9 | |
| (64.9) | (104.0) | (46.2) | (113.2) | (45.1) | (78.9) | (23.6) | (52.8) | (74.4) | ||||
| Grades 8–9 (Male) | 599 | 28 | 40 | 41 | 131 | 0.58 | 0.24 | 32 | 105 | 3.8 | 3.2 | |
| (71.7) | (112.0) | (47.6) | (109.4) | (47.1) | (84.2) | (23.9) | (56.7) | (82.1) | ||||
| Grades 8–9 (Female) | 499 | 24 | 42 | 39 | 112 | 0.48 | 0.20 | 26 | 89 | 3.2 | 2.6 | |
| (59.8) | (96.0) | (40.7) | (90.6) | (39.2) | (68.4) | (20.2) | (48.1) | (66.7) | ||||
| Average Intake | 570 | 27 | 42 | 39 | 132 | 0.58 | 0.23 | 31 | 106 | 3.7 | 3.0 | |
| (68.3) | (108.0) | (48.0) | (109.4) | (45.1) | (81.6) | (24.1) | (55.2) | (76.9) | ||||
| High School | Recommended | 900 | 27 | 20–30 | 50–65 | 290 | 0.58 | 0.54 | 40 | 400 | 6.8 | 4.0 |
| Menu | 924 | 46 | 35 | 46 | 242 | 0.71 | 0.40 | 61 | 180 | 7.5 | 5.4 | |
| (102.7) | (170.4) | (83.4) | (121.9) | (74.1) | (152.5) | (45.0) | (110.3) | (135.0) | ||||
| Grades 10–12 (Male) | 910 | 45 | 30 | 51 | 190 | 0.70 | 0.39 | 45 | 146 | 6.9 | 5.3 | |
| (101.1) | (166.7) | (65.5) | (120.7) | (72.2) | (112.5) | (36.5) | (101.5) | (132.5) | ||||
| Grades 10–12 (Female) | 697 | 36 | 33 | 46 | 158 | 0.55 | 0.31 | 40 | 112 | 5.0 | 4.1 | |
| (77.4) | (133.3) | (54.5) | (94.8) | (57.4) | (100.0) | (28.0) | (73.5) | (102.5) | ||||
| Average Intake | 807 | 40 | 32 | 49 | 175 | 0.62 | 0.35 | 43 | 129 | 6.0 | 4.7 | |
| (89.7) | (148.1) | (60.3) | (106.9) | (64.8) | (107.5) | (32.3) | (88.2) | (117.5) |
The value in brackets was the proportion that actual intake took up in the correspondent recommendation.