Table 5.

Nutrient profile (expressed in quantities per 100 g) of snacks and meals among FECHIC (children, 4–6 years) and GOCS (adolescents, 12–14 years) study participants (n 1710), south-eastern area of Santiago, Chile, 2016

	Children (n 958)								Adolescents (n 752)
	Snacks†				Meals‡				Snacks†				Meals‡
	% of total intake		per 100 g		% of total intake		per 100 g		% of total intake		per 100 g		% of total intake		per 100 g
	Mean	se	Mean	se	Mean	se	Mean	se	Mean	se	Mean	se	Mean	se	Mean	se
Energy (kcal)	28·9	0·5	124*	3	71·1	0·5	85*	1	27·4	0·7	187*	5·1	72·6	0·7	103*	1·2
Macronutrient intake
Total protein (g)	20·0	0·5	2·9*	0·1	80·0	0·5	3·5*	0·0	17·4	0·6	3·3*	0·103	82·6	0·6	4·1*	0·1
Total carbohydrates (g)	32·8	0·6	20·0*	0·4	67·2	0·6	11·6*	0·1	29·3	0·8	27·5*	0·704	70·7	0·8	13·9*	0·2
Fibre (g)	28·7	0·7	1·1*	0·0	71·3	0·7	0·8*	0·0	26·1	0·8	1·4*	0·052	73·9	0·8	0·9*	0·0
Total sugars (g)	41·7	0·7	12·1*	0·2	58·3	0·7	4·8*	0·1	38·5	0·9	14·2*	0·472	61·5	0·9	4·4*	0·1
Total fat (g)	26·4	0·7	4·0*	0·2	73·6	0·7	2·8*	0·0	28·9	0·9	7·5*	0·301	71·1	0·9	3·5*	0·1
Saturated fat (g)	28·6	0·7	1·5*	0·1	71·4	0·7	0·9*	0·0	30·8	0·9	2·6*	0·129	69·2	0·9	1·1*	0·0
Micronutrient intake
Na (mg)	24·7	0·7	95	4	75·3	0·7	90	2	22·7	0·8	152*	6	77·3	0·8	131*	3

FECHIC, Food Environment Chilean Cohort; GOCS, Growth and Obesity Cohort Study.

1 kcal = 4·184 kJ.

^* P < 0·05. Paired-sample t test comparing snack v. meal energy/nutrient densities within each age group.

^†Snack energy/nutrient density calculated for 912 children and 676 adolescents who reported at least one snack.

^‡Meal energy/nutrient density calculated for 957 children and 750 adolescents who reported at least one meal.