Table 5.

Represents NRF 9.3 score of RTEC consumers and non-consumers across Canada and the regions ¹.

Age	Ready-to-Eat Cereal Consumer	Ready-to-Eat Cereal Non-Consumer
	NRF 9.3 Score, SE	NRF 9.3 Score, SE
National (n = 33,633,232)
≥2 years (All Canadians)	566.1 ± 3	504 ± 2.1 *
2–12 years	567.5 ± 4.4	513.9 ± 3.7 *
13–18 years	535.5 ± 7.9	468.4 ± 3.9 *
≥19 years	569.6± 4	505.5 ± 2.5 *
Atlantic (n = 2,228,012)
≥2 years (All Atlantic residents)	559.4 ± 5.1	478.2 ± 3.89 *
2–18 years	535.8 ± 7.3	471.2 ± 4.9 *
≥19 years	567.5 ± 6.6	479.5 ± 4.5 *
Quebec (n = 7,845,099)
≥2 years (All Quebec residents)	561.5 ± 6.7	506.9 ± 3.7 *
2–18 years	558.5 ± 6.4	504.1± 5.3 *
≥19 years	562.8 ± 9.3	507.4 ± 4.3 *
Ontario (n =13,086,112 )
≥2 years ( All Ontario residents)	573.6 ± 5.6	508.9 ± 4.1 *
2–18 years	562.1 ± 8.4	496.5 ± 5.3 *
≥19 years	578.7 ± 7.4	511.5 ± 4.9 *
Prairie (n = 6,052,825)
≥2 years (All Prairie residents)	552.9 ± 6.4	489.6 ± 4.3 *
2–18 years	551.4 ± 6.2	467 ± 5.2 *
≥19 years	553.6 ± 8.8	494.4 ± 5.3 *
British Columbia (n = 4,421,184)
≥2 years (All BC residents)	574.9 ± 8.4	516.3 ± 5.4 *
2–18 years	550.1 ± 10.2	511.9 ± 5.9 *
≥19 years	584.4 ± 11.3	517.1 ± 6.3 *

Data source: 2015 Canadian Community Health Survey-Nutrition. ¹ All data are weighted and bootstrapped to obtain estimates at the Canadian population level. RTEC consumers were defined as those individuals reporting any quantity of RTEC consumption on day 1 of their 24-h recall. * Represents significant differences of Nutrient-Rich Food Index (NRF 9.3) score between RTEC consumers and non-consumers. The NRF 9.3 score is calculated by the sum of the percentages of daily values of nine nutrients to encourage per 2000 kcal including protein, fiber, vitamin A, vitamin D, vitamin C, calcium, iron, magnesium, and potassium minus the sum of the percentages of maximum recommended values for three nutrients to limit, including saturated fat, total sugar, and sodium [2].