Table 3.
Estimated levels of nutrients of public health concern and % differences (greater or lesser) of WFPB diets compared to recommendations.1, 6.
| Men | Women | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RDA | Diff | EAR | Diff | AI | Diff | RDA | Diff | EAR | Diff | AI | Diff | |
| Vitamin A (μg) | 900 | +95 | 625 | +192 | - | - | 700 | +151 | 500 | +265 | - | - |
| Vitamin D 2 (μg) | 15 | +80 | 10 | +150 | - | - | 15 | +80 | 10 | +150 | - | - |
| Vitamin E (mg) | 15 | +33 | 12 | +67 | - | - | 15 | +33 | 12 | +67 | - | - |
| Folate total (μg) | 400 | +134 | 320 | +192 | - | - | 400 | +134 | 320 | +192 | - | - |
| Vitamin C (mg) | 90 | +177 | 75 | +219 | - | - | 75 | +232 | 60 | +298 | - | - |
| Calcium 3 (mg) | 1000 | −2 * | 800 | +20 | - | - | 1000–1200 | −18 * | 800–1000 | −4 * | - | - |
| Magnesium 4 (mg) | 400–420 | +69 | 330–350 | +103 | - | - | 310–320 | +122 | 255–265 | +168 | - | - |
| Iron 5 (mg) | 8 | +225 | 6 | +333 | - | - | 8–18 | +44 | 8.1–5 | +221 | - | - |
| Potassium (g) | - | - | - | - | 4.7 | +15 | - | - | - | - | 4.7 | +15 |
| Fiber 7 (g) | - | - | - | - | 30–38 | +84 | - | - | - | - | 21–25 | +180 |
| Sodium (g) | - | - | - | - | 2.3 | +22 * | - | - | - | - | 2.3 | +22 * |
| Dietary Guidelines for Americans (men and women) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
| Saturated fat (% kcal) | <10% | - | −70 | - | - | |||||||
| Added sugar (% kcal) | <10% | - | −80 | - | ||||||||
1 Recommended levels applied to all men and women except where noted. The highest recommended level for a subgroup was used for comparison. % difference was calculated as: % difference = (meal plan value/recommended value) * 100 − 100. 2 Total vitamin D (both food and supplements). 3 Comparison applies to all men and women ages 51–70 years (RDA 1200 mg/day; EAR 1000 mg/day). 4 Comparison applies to all men ages 31–70 years (RDA 420 mg/day; EAR 350 mg/day) and women ages 31–70 years (Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA) 320 mg/day; 265 mg/day). 5 Comparison applies to all men (RDA 8 mg/day; EAR 6 mg/day) and women ages 19–50 years (RDA 18 mg/day; EAR 8.1 mg/day). 6 Estimated Average Requirement (EAR) for vitamins A, D, E, C, folate, calcium, magnesium, iron; Adequate Intake (AI) for potassium and fiber; Upper Limit (UL) for sodium; and Dietary Guidelines for Americans recommended limits for saturated fat and added sugar. 7 Comparison applies to men and women ages 19–50 years (men: 38 g/day; women: 25 g/day). * Does not meet recommendations.