Table 3.
Percent daily intake and per unit cost of shortfall minerals by major WWEIA food groups
| Main Groups | Calcium | Iron | Magnesium | Potassium | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % Daily Intake Mean ± SE | Cost cents per mg Mean ± SE | % Daily Intake Mean ± SE | Cost cents per mg Mean ± SE | % Daily Intake Mean ± SE | Cost cents per mg Mean ± SE | % Daily Intake Mean ± SE | Cost cents per mg Mean ± SE | |
| Age 2–18 years (n = 5876) | ||||||||
| All | 100 | 0.45 ± 0.01 | 100 | 33.9 ± 0.5 | 100 | 2.01 ± 0.02 | 100 | 0.22 ± 0.002 |
| Milk and Dairy | 44.7 ± 0.7 | 0.12 ± 0.001 | 2.14 ± 0.08 | 182 ± 5 | 16.3 ± 0.4 | 1.42 ± 0.02 | 21.1 ± 0.5 | 0.12 ± 0.002 |
| Protein Foods | 3.33 ± 0.15 | 2.45 ± 0.10 | 10.1 ± 0.4 | 60.2 ± 1.6 | 12.8 ± 0.6 | 2.83 ± 0.11 | 14.0 ± 0.4 | 0.28 ± 0.01 |
| Mixed Dishes | 21.1 ± 0.7 | 0.53 ± 0.01 | 25.0 ± 0.6 | 33.3 ± 0.5 | 20.3 ± 0.6 | 2.43 ± 0.03 | 19.9 ± 0.5 | 0.27 ± 0.004 |
| Grains | 10.90 ± 0.2 | 0.27 ± 0.01 | 39.2 ± 0.8 | 5.56 ± 0.18 | 13.7 ± 0.3 | 0.95 ± 0.02 | 6.27 ± 0.16 | 0.22 ± 0.003 |
| Snacks and Sweets | 7.15 ± 0.25 | 0.90 ± 0.02 | 14.7 ± 0.5 | 32.8 ± 0.9 | 13.4 ± 0.4 | 2.13 ± 0.05 | 10.1 ± 0.4 | 0.30 ± 0.01 |
| Fruit | 0.96 ± 0.05 | 3.33 ± 0.05 | 1.51 ± 0.07 | 158 ± 3 | 4.15 ± 0.17 | 3.41 ± 0.07 | 7.00 ± 0.26 | 0.22 ± 0.004 |
| Vegetables | 1.96 ± 0.12 | 1.13 ± 0.05 | 2.76 ± 0.12 | 60.0 ± 1.4 | 5.58 ± 0.21 | 1.76 ± 0.04 | 9.05 ± 0.34 | 0.12 ± 0.003 |
| Age 19–99 years (n = 9953) | ||||||||
| All | 100 | 0.66 ± 0.01 | 100 | 42.5 ± 0.4 | 100 | 2.08 ± 0.01 | 100 | 0.24 ± 0.002 |
| Milk and Dairy | 30.9 ± 0.4 | 0.13 ± 0.001 | 1.23 ± 0.04 | 211 ± 6 | 6.87 ± 0.15 | 1.86 ± 0.03 | 8.78 ± 0.20 | 0.17 ± 0.003 |
| Protein Foods | 5.71 ± 0.12 | 2.62 ± 0.06 | 14.7 ± 0.3 | 65.6 ± 1.3 | 17.2 ± 0.3 | 2.76 ± 0.06 | 17.8 ± 0.3 | 0.30 ± 0.004 |
| Mixed Dishes | 21.9 ± 0.5 | 0.66 ± 0.01 | 24.8 ± 0.4 | 37.5 ± 0.3 | 17.4 ± 0.3 | 2.61 ± 0.02 | 19.3 ± 0.4 | 0.27 ± 0.003 |
| Grains | 11.2 ± 0.2 | 0.28 ± 0.01 | 33.1 ± 0.5 | 6.18 ± 0.08 | 13.4 ± 0.3 | 0.75 ± 0.01 | 6.02 ± 0.13 | 0.19 ± 0.002 |
| Snacks and Sweets | 7.25 ± 0.26 | 0.80 ± 0.02 | 11.5 ± 0.2 | 32.7 ± 0.7 | 9.93 ± 0.28 | 1.85 ± 0.02 | 7.94 ± 0.23 | 0.26 ± 0.004 |
| Fruit | 0.97 ± 0.03 | 3.45 ± 0.05 | 1.37 ± 0.04 | 158 ± 3 | 3.43 ± 0.08 | 3.08 ± 0.05 | 5.98 ± 0.15 | 0.20 ± 0.004 |
| Vegetables | 4.27 ± 0.16 | 1.21 ± 0.03 | 5.35 ± 0.17 | 62.5 ± 0.9 | 8.37 ± 0.22 | 1.96 ± 0.03 | 13.8 ± 0.3 | 0.13 ± 0.002 |
Data from NHANES 2011–2014