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. 2017 Nov 28;9(12):1295. doi: 10.3390/nu9121295

Table 1.

Usual intake of nutrients from foods and foods + dietary supplements among adults (19+ years old) by race/ethnicity. NHANES 2009–2012, gender combined data 1.

Nutrients NH-White (n = 4649) NH-Black (n = 2358) Hispanic (n = 2625) NH-Asian ** (n = 615)
Food Only Food + Supplement Food Only Food + Supplement Food Only Food + Supplement Food Only Food + Supplement
Calcium (mg) 1057 ± 10 1244 ± 11 * 847 ± 13 935 ± 15 * 990 ± 17 1073 ± 19 * 788 ± 17 942 ± 22 *
Copper (mg) 1.35 ± 0.01 1.70 ± 0.02 * 1.20 ± 0.02 1.40 ± 0.02 * 1.27 ± 0.02 1.46 ± 0.03 * 1.44 ± 0.02 1.69 ± 0.05 *
Iron (mg) 15.8 ± 0.2 19.2 ± 0.2 * 14.1 ± 0.2 16.9 ± 0.3 * 15.8 ± 0.3 17.6 ± 0.3 * 14.4 ± 0.4 17.0 ± 0.5 *
Magnesium (mg) 319 ± 3 351 ± 4 * 271 ± 5 286 ± 5 312 ± 4 327 ± 5 323 ± 6 344 ± 7
Phosphorus (mg) 1455 ± 10 1466 ± 11 1264 ± 17 1267 ± 17 1459 ± 20 1463 ± 20 1278 ± 24 1280 ± 23
Selenium (µg) 113 ± 1 132 ± 1 * 111 ± 2 122 ± 2 * 119 ± 2 147 ± 18 122 ± 3 137 ± 4 *
Zinc (mg) 12.1 ± 0.1 16.8 ± 0.3 * 10.8 ± 0.3 13.2 ± 0.3 * 11.7 ± 0.2 13.8 ± 0.2 * 10.4 ± 0.2 13.8 ± 0.5 *
Vitamin A (µg RE) 697 ± 18 1078 ± 26 * 542 ± 20 745 ± 22 * 541 ± 11 726 ± 16 * 614 ± 24 902 ± 47 *
Thiamin (mg) 1.70 ± 0.10 6.41 ± 0.52 * 1.48 ± 0.02 3.04 ± 0.22 * 1.65 ± 0.02 3.44 ± 0.26 * 1.56 ± 0.04 4.80 ± 0.73 *
Riboflavin (mg) 2.31 ± 0.02 5.39 ± 0.39 * 1.74 ± 0.03 3.07 ± 0.17 * 2.02 ± 0.03 3.57 ± 0.22 * 1.80 ± 0.05 4.00 ± 0.55 *
Niacin (mg) 26.4 ± 0.2 38.1 ± 1.0 * 24.9 ± 0.3 29.8 ± 0.6 * 26.7 ± 0.4 31.0 ± 0.6 * 24.7 ± 0.8 33.1 ± 2.3 *
Folate DFE (µg) 574 ± 7 813 ± 8 * 475 ± 9 612 ± 11 * 564 ± 9 684 ± 12 * 561 ± 15 745 ± 25 *
Vitamin B6 (mg) 2.18 ± 0.02 6.04 ± 0.26 * 1.94 ± 0.03 3.89 ± 0.2 * 2.22 ± 0.04 4.15 ± 0.25 * 2.10 ± 0.06 4.50 ± 0.59 *
Vitamin B12 (µg) 5.60 ± 0.11 56.8 ± 4.0 * 4.76 ± 0.12 38.5 ± 6.0 * 4.92 ± 0.12 38.6 ± 6.8 * 4.62 ± 0.20 62.0 ± 9.7 *
Vitamin C (mg) 82.8 ± 2.3 177 ± 7 * 92.0 ± 2.3 139 ± 7 * 93.6 ± 2.9 132 ± 4 * 94.2 ± 4.5 178 ± 12 *
Vitamin D (µg) 5.11 ± 0.08 16.2 ± 0.9 * 3.97 ± 0.12 9.28 ± 0.36 * 4.68 ± 0.09 8.50 ± 0.34 * 4.71 ± 0.32 15.0 ± 1.0 *
Vitamin E (mg) 8.84 ± 0.11 29.7 ± 1.4 * 7.79 ± 0.19 17.4 ± 0.9 * 7.64 ± 0.19 17.5 ± 1.4 * 8.50 ± 0.28 19.6 ± 1.4 *
Vitamin K (µg) 112 ± 3 119 ± 3 99.4 ± 3.6 104 ± 4 82.1 ± 3.1 87.0 ± 2.7 149 ± 10 157 ± 10
Choline (mg) 340 ± 3 341 ± 3 326 ± 4.2 326 ± 4 348 ± 6 350 ± 6 329 ± 8 330 ± 7

1 Mean ± standard error; * significantly different from Food Only column at p < 0.01; ** NHANES 2011–2012 only.