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. 2019 Mar 1;11(3):537. doi: 10.3390/nu11030537

Table 6.

Nutrient composition and nutritional adequacy of Healthy US-Style Eating Pattern 1 [46] and Wahls Elimination menus with different total servings of fruits and vegetables 2,3,4 for males and females 31–50 years modeled using the United States Department of Agriculture Food Group nutrient profiles.

Category Females 31–50 Years Males 31–50 Years
HEP 1 Wahls
ElimA 2
Wahls
ElimB 3
Wahls
Elim 4
HEP Wahls
ElimA
Wahls
ElimB
Wahls
Elim
Fruits + Vegetables, cup-eq 5/day 4.0 6.1 9.2 11.6 5.0 7.4 11.3 14.2
Fruit, cup-eq/day 1.5 2.3 3.5 4.4 2.0 2.8 4.3 5.4
Vegetable, cup-eq/day 2.5 3.8 5.7 7.2 3.0 4.6 7.0 8.7
Dark-Green, cup-eq/day 0.2 2.0 3.0 3.7 0.3 2.4 3.6 4.6
Protein Foods, ounce-eq 6/day 5.0 15.1 13.0 11.5 6.0 18.4 15.9 14.0
Energy, kcals 1797 1800 1800 1800 2198 2200 2200 2200
Energy, kJ 7519 7531 7531 7531 9196 9205 9205 9205
Protein, g 87 104 97 92 100 127 118 112
Protein, %kcal 19 23 22 20 18 23 22 20
Fat, g 61 113 100 90 78 139 122 110
Fat, %kcal 31 57 7 50 45 3 32 57 50 45
Saturated Fat, g 15 31 27 24 20 38 34 30
Saturated Fat, %kcal 8 16 14 12 8 16 14 12
Monounsaturated Fat, %kcal 11 22 20 17 12 22 20 17
Polyunsaturated Fat, %kcal 10 16 14 12 10 16 14 12
EPA 8, g 0.1 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.1 0.7 0.6 0.6
DHA 9, g 0.2 1.3 1.1 1.0 0.2 1.6 1.3 1.2
Carbohydrate, g 233 102 144 177 286 125 177 216
Carbohydrate, %kcal 52 23 32 39 52 23 32 39
Dietary Fiber, g 29 20 28 34 35 25 34 42
Percent Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA)
Vitamin A, %RDA 125 151 213 259 109 144 202 247
Vitamin C, %RDA 133 276 415 521 141 281 423 531
Vitamin D, %RDA 45 69 60 53 47 85 73 65
Vitamin E, %RDA 61 108 115 121 74 132 141 148
Vitamin B1, %RDA 153 110 121 129 165 124 135 144
Vitamin B2, %RDA 185 118 136 150 175 122 141 155
Vitamin B3, %RDA 160 221 210 202 166 236 225 216
Vitamin B6, %RDA 274 209 233 251 201 255 284 307
Folate, %RDA 143 116 161 195 172 141 197 239
Vitamin B12, %RDA 274 320 277 244 304 392 339 298
Calcium, %RDA 126 35 46 55 134 43 57 67
Copper, %RDA 146 116 149 174 173 142 182 213
Iron, %RDA 91 62 73 82 242 170 202 226
Magnesium, %RDA 105 105 123 136 94 98 114 127
Phosphorus, %RDA 239 182 182 182 266 222 222 223
Selenium, %RDA 193 228 204 186 221 279 250 228
Zinc, %RDA 171 159 155 151 143 141 137 134
Average %RDA 154 152 169 182 166 177 196 210
MAR, % 10 94 92 93 94 95 96 96 96
Percent Adequate Intake (AI)
Dietary Fiber, %AI 114 81 113 137 114 65 91 110
Linoleic Acid, %AI 143 210 184 165 125 181 159 142
α-Linolenic Acid, %AI 185 254 242 234 157 213 204 196
Vitamin K, %AI 147 703 1045 1306 142 644 958 1197
Manganese, %AI 213 151 191 221 199 145 183 212
Choline, %AI 77 83 88 93 69 78 83 87
Potassium, %AI 67 74 92 106 79 90 113 130
Percent Tolerable Upper Intake Level (UL)
Sodium, %UL 75 58 55 52 84 71 67 64

1 Healthy US-Style Eating Pattern; 2 Wahls Elimination diet with servings of fruits/vegetables reduced by 60%; 3 Wahls Elimination diet with servings of fruits/vegetables reduced by 30%; 4 Wahls Elimination diet based on 7-day menus, see Table 3; 5 cup-equivalents, see Table 3; 6 Ounce equivalents, see Table 3; 7 Bolded values are outside the Acceptable Macronutrient Distribution Range or below the RDA or AI; 8 Eicosapentaenoic acid; 9 Docosahexaenoic acid; 10 MAR = mean adequacy ratio.