Table 4.
Reported carotenoid intakes (mg/day) in different countries. Adapted from Maiani et al. (2009) and Biehler et al. (2012).
| Country | TI∗ | L + Z | BCR | LYC | ACA | BCA | PT | PTF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 9.37 | 4.87 | 0.28 | 0.75 | 0.28 | 3.09 | n.r. | n.r. |
| Denmark | 10.10 | 5.25 | 0.40 | 0.71 | 0.30 | 3.43 | n.r. | n.r. |
| Italy | 15.73 | 7.09 | 0.63 | 2.36 | 0.47 | 5.20 | n.r. | n.r. |
| Sweden | 7.52 | 3.61 | 0.38 | 0.83 | 0.23 | 2.41 | n.r. | n.r. |
| UK | 8.65 | 4.33 | 0.35 | 0.78 | 0.26 | 2.86 | n.r. | n.r. |
| Greece | 20.97 | 8.39 | 0.63 | 4.40 | 0.84 | 6.71 | n.r. | n.r. |
| France | 13.98 | 6.99 | 0.56 | 1.26 | 0.42 | 4.75 | n.r. | n.r. |
| Netherlands | 8.76 | 4.21 | 0.44 | 0.88 | 0.26 | 2.89 | n.r. | n.r. |
| Spain | 12.79 | 5.76 | 0.51 | 1.79 | 0.38 | 4.35 | n.r. | n.r. |
| Luxembourg | 15.30 | 1.80 | 1.40 | 1.80 | 7.60∗∗ | 2.00 | 0.70 |
L: lutein; Z: zeaxanthin; BCR: β-cryptoxanthin; LYC: lycopene; ACA: α-carotene; BCA: β-carotene; PT: phytoene; PTF: phytofluene; n.r.: not reported; ∗total Intake (TI): sum of the individual values of L + Z, BCR, LYC, ACA, and BCA (and also of the levels of PT and PTF in the case of Luxembourg); ∗∗sum of the intakes of ACA + BCA.