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. 2017 Nov 27;9(12):1288. doi: 10.3390/nu9121288
COUNTRY SURVEY YEAR Folic Acid (μg) Vitamin B12 (μg) Vitamin D (μg) Calcium (mg) Potassium (mg) Sodium (mg) Iron (mg) Iodine (μg) Zinc (mg)
Andorra Evaluation of the nutritional status of the Andorran population 2004–2005
female: 25–44 y 227 5.3 3.4 793 2751 2662 10.8 8.4
female: 45–64 y 258 5.8 2.0 772 2912 2401 10.9 7.9
female: 65–75 y 254 4.6 0.7 834 3252 2030 10.5 7.4
male: 25–44 y 248 7.1 5.1 863 3124 3272 13.2 10.4
male: 45–64 y 248 8.1 2.9 797 3102 2835 13.4 9.7
male: 65–75 y 302 7.4 1.5 737 3179 2644 13.8 7.8
Austria Austrian nutrition report 2010–2012
female: 18–24 y 229 3.6 2.0 956 2562 3000 11.4 161 10.4
female: 25–50 y 216 4.0 2.8 838 2632 2800 10.9 130 9.7
female: 51–64 y 193 3.3 2.7 786 2623 2600 10.3 141 9.1
female: 65–80 y 194 4.8 3.2 632 2288 3480 10.2 124 8.6
male: 18–24 y 255 5.5 4.0 991 3329 3400 13.9 160 12.4
male: 25–50 y 197 5.3 3.6 881 2768 3240 11.8 143 11.4
male: 51–64 y 222 5.0 4.6 802 2820 3320 11.6 142 11.9
male: 65–80 y 203 4.0 3.9 692 2593 4200 9.9 142 9.2
Belgium The Belgian food consumption survey 2014–2015 2014–2015
female: 18–39 y 189 3.6 3.4 704 2076 8.5 123
female: 40–64 y 191 3.7 3.6 737 2047 8.8 132
male: 18–39 y 228 5.0 4.0 842 2731 11.0 171
male: 40–64 y 224 5.5 4.6 795 2748 11.4 177
Denmark Danish Dietary habits 2011–2013 2011–2013
female: 18–75 y 329 5.6 4.3 1038 3200 3200 10.0 227 10.5
male: 18–75 y 370 8.0 5.3 1188 3900 4400 13.0 268 14.1
Estonia National Dietary Survey 2014–2015
female: 18–24 y 159 4.4 3.1 671 2800 1737 9.6 112 7.8
female: 25–29 y 178 5.8 4.5 729 3200 1890 12.0 123 9.2
female: 30–34 y 174 5.6 4.6 730 3200 1820 11.9 119 9.3
female: 35–39 y 172 6.2 4.2 715 3200 1878 11.6 117 9.0
female: 40–44 y 167 5.5 3.7 620 3100 1847 10.3 107 8.0
female: 45–49 y 164 5.9 4.6 595 3000 1687 9.6 93 7.7
female: 50–54 y 175 7.4 5.3 591 3000 1657 10.2 96 7.9
female: 55–59 y 173 5.7 4.4 614 3100 1718 10.2 102 8.4
female: 60–64 y 152 5.5 4.3 566 2900 1827 10.0 102 8.0
female: 65–69 y 156 7.5 4.9 601 3000 1909 12.9 102 8.3
female: 70–74 y 143 5.0 3.8 545 2700 1700 9.1 85 7.4
male: 18–24 y 219 6.6 4.3 950 3900 2571 14.8 149 12.1
male: 25–29 y 210 7.6 5.0 833 3800 2798 13.5 134 11.7
male: 30–34 y 209 9.1 4.0 788 3800 2412 14.2 132 11.1
male: 35–39 y 203 7.8 4.7 894 3900 2608 14.3 151 12.4
male: 40–44 y 194 7.5 5.6 729 3800 2396 13.4 130 11.5
male: 45–49 y 196 5.9 5.7 685 3900 2416 13.1 125 11.2
male: 50–54 y 205 10.9 6.4 777 4000 3014 13.7 135 12.0
male: 55–59 y 186 7.0 7.6 621 3500 2607 12.9 120 10.4
male: 60–64 y 191 9.7 6.6 652 3700 2580 13.1 121 11.1
male: 65–69 y 173 7.9 7.9 720 3600 2396 12.2 134 10.4
male: 70–74 y 182 8.4 6.6 636 3400 2395 13.0 125 10.8
Finland The national FINDIET 2012 survey 2012
female: 25–34 y 243 5.3 8.2 1206 3500 2600 10.0 190 11.0
female: 35–44 y 233 5.1 9.0 1155 3400 2700 11.0 190 11.0
female: 45–54 y 230 4.9 8.2 952 3300 2500 10.0 190 10.0
female: 55–64 y 233 4.7 9.1 1002 3400 2500 10.0 190 10.0
female: 65–74 y 219 5.1 8.7 921 3200 2200 9.0 173 9.0
male: 25–34 y 277 6.9 10.7 1424 4200 3700 12.0 235 14.0
male: 35–44 y 272 7.3 11.5 1251 4100 3400 13.0 235 13.0
male: 45–54 y 277 8.0 11.2 1195 4200 3700 13.0 235 13.0
male: 55–64 y 257 6.4 11.9 1099 3900 3300 12.0 235 12.0
male: 65–74 y 255 6.7 12.8 1056 3900 3100 12.0 209 12.0
France INCA2 2006–2007
female: 18–79 y 268 5.1 2.4 850 2681 2533 11.5 117 9.1
male: 18–79 y 307 6.5 2.7 984 3287 3447 14.9 136 12.4
Germany German National Nutrition Survey II 2005–2007
female: 19–24 y 318 4.0 2.0 1039 2997 2355 11.6 173 9.1
female: 25–34 y 311 4.4 2.6 1061 3260 2533 12.6 192 9.8
female: 35–50 y 285 4.4 2.7 1067 3331 2579 12.8 200 9.8
female: 51–64 y 281 4.6 3.4 1011 3391 2522 12.6 204 9.6
female: 65–80 y 264 4.3 3.4 918 3125 2376 11.4 190 8.8
male: 19–24 y 394 6.9 3.0 1281 3812 3739 15.6 257 13.2
male: 325–34 y 372 6.9 3.5 1252 3890 3620 15.9 255 13.2
male: 35–50 y 337 6.5 3.8 1167 3939 3582 15.7 256 12.7
male: 51–64 y 316 6.4 4.2 1071 3769 3346 14.7 246 11.7
male: 65–80 y 282 5.9 4.4 970 3498 3058 13.6 232 10.9
Hungary Hungarian Dietary Survey 2009 2009
female: 19–30 y 130 3.1 2.0 691 2600 5000 9.6 7.9
female: 31–60 y 133 2.9 2.0 647 2600 5200 9.7 7.7
female: 60+ 129 2.6 1.9 636 2600 4900 9.2 7.0
male: 19–30 y 167 3.6 2.8 772 3200 7100 12.8 10.6
male: 31–60 y 166 3.9 2.7 698 3200 7400 12.9 10.5
male: 60+ 142 3.0 2.3 635 2900 6200 11.1 8.8
Iceland The Diet of Icelanders—a national dietary survey 2010–2011 2010–2011
female: 18–30 y 270 4.6 4.6 930 2543 2677 10.3 116 9.4
female: 31–60 y 259 5.3 6.4 840 2708 2631 9.7 138 9.1
female: 61–80 y 209 6.6 8.6 694 2517 2474 8.2 168 7.8
male: 18–30 y 343 7.5 6.6 1215 3429 4057 13.3 169 13.9
male: 31–60 y 309 7.7 9.3 1047 3489 3775 12.9 200 12.4
male: 61–80 y 258 10.8 13.4 847 3308 3520 11.0 204 11.2
Ireland National adult nutrition survey 2008–2010
female: 18–64 y 339 8.0 3.9 824 2690 2268 13.7 9.0
female: 18–35 y 337 11.1 3.1 794 2507 2385 15.1 8.5
female: 36–50 y 301 5.4 3.5 824 2781 2220 12.8 8.7
female: 51–64 y 399 6.9 6.0 874 2855 2145 12.8 10.1
female: 65+ y 357 6.5 8.5 995 2721 2035 13.8 10.7
male: 18–64 y 407 7.3 4.6 1060 3491 3122 15.1 11.8
male: 18–35 y 426 7.4 3.9 1122 3568 3291 15.6 12.4
male: 36–50 y 383 7.4 4.7 1036 3463 3123 14.8 11.6
male: 51–64 y 404 7.2 5.7 981 3388 2817 14.3 11.2
male: 65+ y 427 6.4 5.2 908 3038 2689 18.1 10.2
Italy The third Italian National food consumption survey INRAN-SCAI 2005–2006
female: 18–64.9 5.5 2.3 730 2861 10.4 10.6
female: 65+ 4.4 1.8 754 2822 10.0 9.9
male: 18–64.9 6.6 2.6 799 3218 12.6 12.6
male: 65+ 6.5 2.5 825 3300 13.2 12.2
Latvia Latvian National Food Consumption Survey 2007–2009 2007–2009
female: ALL 457 2250 9.1 53 7.2
male: ALL 555 2868 12.1 68 10.1
female: 17–26 y 218 3.3 1.4 2240
female: 27–36 y 214 3.6 1.6 1920
female: 37–46 y 213 3.9 1.9 2640
female: 47–56 y 212 3.7 2.5 2320
female: 57–64 y 208 4.5 2.2 2160
male: 17–26 y 218 3.3 1.4 3480
male: 27–36 y 214 3.6 1.6 3960
male: 37–46 y 213 3.9 1.9 3680
male: 47–56 y 212 3.7 2.5 3400
male: 57–64 y 208 4.5 2.2 3600
Lithuania Study and evaluation of actual nutrition and nutrition habits of Lithuanian adult population 2013–2014
female: 19–75 y 481 1.2 3.4 535 2556 2842 10.3 30 8.1
male: 19–75 y 366 1.0 3.1 506 2322 2348 8.9 28 7.0
all: 19–34 y 643 1.5 3.7 576 2887 2538 12.2 33 9.6
all: 35–49 y 350 1.4 3.2 575 2654 245 10.7 30 8.6
all: 50–64 y 459 1.0 1.5 531 2625 2935 10.7 32 8.3
all: 65–75 y 669 1.2 4.9 518 2519 2882 10.0 30 7.7
The Netherlands Dutch National Food Consumption Survey (DNFCS) 2007–2010 2007–2010
female: 19–30 y 232 3.9 2.8 954 2847 2429 9.3 156 9.2
female: 31–50 y 243 4.3 3.1 993 3112 2428 10.1 158 9.5
female: 51–69 y 281 4.8 3.5 1031 3296 2301 10.4 160 9.9
male: 19–30 y 293 5.3 3.9 1133 3774 3394 11.6 210 12.0
male: 31–50 y 302 5.4 3.9 1171 4048 3177 12.4 202 12.5
male: 51–69 y 330 5.8 4.4 1149 3866 2920 11.8 192 12.3
Norway Norkost3 2010–2011
female: 18–70 y 231 6.0 4.9 811 3400 2500 9.9
male: 18–70 y 279 8.9 6.7 1038 4200 3600 13.0
female: 18–29 y 219 5.7 3.9 834 3100 2500 9.4
female: 30–39 y 247 5.3 4.3 836 3400 2600 11.0
female: 40–49 y 231 6.1 5.0 828 3400 2600 10.0
female: 50–59 y 233 6.4 5.2 784 3500 2500 10.0
female: 60–70 y 224 6.4 5.8 768 3400 2300 9.3
male: 18–29 y 314 8.9 5.5 1248 4300 4000 14.0
male: 30–39 y 295 8.9 6.1 1202 4200 4000 13.0
male: 40–49 y 257 8.4 6.0 1009 4200 3500 12.0
male: 50–59 y 275 8.9 7.3 955 4300 3500 12.0
male: 60–70 y 269 9.1 7.8 900 4300 3100 12.0
Portugal National Food and Physical Activity Survey (IAN-AF) 2015–2016
female: 18–64 y 245.7 4.8 3.5 731 2990 2690 10.9 9.4
female: 65–84 y 260.1 4.2 3.5 724 3044 2449 10.3 8.3
male: 18–64 y 285.7 5.7 4.1 830 3901 3700 14.2 12.4
male: 65–84 y 264.6 4.8 3.8 764 3639 3260 13.4 10.2
Spain ENIDE 2011 2009–2010
female: 18–24 y 234 5.2 3.2 789 2590 2328 12.5 75 8.6
female: 25–44 y 265 5.8 3.5 851 2838 2420 14.1 87 8.8
female: 45–64 y 281 6.7 4.0 839 3007 2283 13.8 87 8.7
male: 18–24 y 287 7.7 4.1 958 2905 2756 15.9 95 11.2
male: 25–44 y 288 7.9 4.3 898 2998 2730 16.1 100 10.4
male: 45–64 y 309 8.1 4.3 840 3160 2652 16.2 103 10.1
Sweden Riksmaten 2010–11 Swedish Adult Dietary Survey 2010–2011
female: 18–30 y 223 4.0 5.2 806 2659 2767 8.9 9.2
female: 31–44 y 247 4.8 6.2 849 2865 2876 9.7 9.9
female: 45–64 y 263 5.0 6.6 805 2971 2755 9.9 9.7
female: 65–80 y 275 6.4 7.6 826 3013 2546 9.4 9.1
male: 18–30 y 244 5.8 6.6 975 3139 3649 10.8 12.6
male: 31–44 y 263 5.5 6.9 991 3433 3819 11.7 13.0
male: 45–64 y 271 6.1 7.7 937 3523 3638 11.9 12.6
male: 65–80 y 279 6.6 9.1 885 3392 3214 11.0 10.9
Turkey Turkey nutrition and health survey 2010 (TNHS) 2010
female: 19–30 y 308 3.1 0.9 566 2211 1596 9.9 57 8.4
female: 31–50 y 334 2.7 0.9 605 2311 1686 10.4 60 8.6
female: 51–64 y 335 2.3 0.7 606 2357 1636 10.3 59 8.2
female: 65–74 y 296 2.0 0.5 547 2063 1572 9.5 53 7.6
female: 75+ y 271 2.0 1.0 495 1855 1426 8.1 49 6.3
male: 19–30 y 385 4.4 1.1 676 2511 2411 12.4 67 11.2
male: 31–50 y 410 4.7 1.3 744 2717 2353 13.0 74 11.5
male: 51–64 y 400 3.7 1.3 713 2687 2197 12.2 68 10.3
male: 65–74 y 375 2.8 1.2 677 2537 1938 11.1 64 9.2
male: 75+ y 329 2.3 0.6 593 2192 1811 10.2 55 8.4
UK National Diet and Nutrition Survey (NDNS) Years 1–4 2008–2012
female: 19–64 228 4.6 2.6 728 2532 1995 9.6 140 7.6
female: 65+ y 241 5.5 2.9 796 2649 2680 9.4 169 7.6
male: 19–64 287 5.7 3.1 888 3039 2600 11.7 180 9.7
male: 65+ y 295 7.6 3.9 924 3063 3480 11.1 213 9.2
all: 19–64 258 5.1 2.8 807 2785 2297 10.7 160 8.6
all: 65+ y 265 6.4 3.3 852 2831 3040 10.2 188 8.3