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. 2019 Nov 9;18:68. doi: 10.1186/s12937-019-0496-5

Table 4.

Percent daily intake and per unit cost of shortfall vitamins by major WWEIA food groups

Main Groups Choline Vitamin A Vitamin C Vitamin D Vitamin E
% Daily Intake Mean ± SE Cost cents per mg Mean ± SE % Daily Intake Mean ± SE Cost cents per μg Mean ± SE % Daily Intake Mean ± SE Cos cents per mg Mean ± SE % Daily Intake Mean ± SE Cost cents per μg Mean ± SE % Daily Intake Mean ± SE Cost cents per mg Mean ± SE
Age 2–18 Years (n = 5876)
 All 100 2.18 ± 0.04 100 0.79 ± 0.01 100 6.16 ± 0.15 100 83.2 ± 1.6 100 67.2 ± 1.5
 Milk and Dairy 14.0 ± 0.5 1.79 ± 0.03 31.3 ± 0.7 0.29 ± 0.004 0.99 ± 0.08 71.2 ± 5.2 66.0 ± 0.7 14.5 ± 0.2 3.08 ± 0.16 250 ± 11
 Protein Foods 45.5 ± 1.0 0.86 ± 0.03 5.38 ± 0.36 2.66 ± 0.20 0.64 ± 0.06 173 ± 12 11.4 ± 0.7 131 ± 8 18.6 ± 1.0 65.1 ± 4.5
 Mixed Dishes 27.4 ± 0.7 1.96 ± 0.05 17.4 ± 0.6 1.12 ± 0.03 7.16 ± 0.33 21.2 ± 0.87 6.28 ± 0.23 326 ± 15 23.7 ± 0.8 69.7 ± 1.1
 Grains 3.03 ± 0.26 4.65 ± 0.34 20.1 ± 0.6 0.25 ± 0.01 4.92 ± 0.50 8.07 ± 0.82 10.5 ± 0.5 50.9 ± 2.5 10.4 ± 0.9 41.6 ± 4.2
 Snacks and Sweets 7.15 ± 0.33 4.34 ± 0.13 7.33 ± 0.34 1.54 ± 0.06 5.53 ± 0.38 15.8 ± 0.78 1.34 ± 0.09 882 ± 59 23.8 ± 0.9 40.1 ± 1.3
 Fruit 0.01 ± 0.005 1871 ± 1135 2.02 ± 0.13 2.77 ± 0.16 18.7 ± 1.0 2.32 ± 0.05 0.002 ± 0.001 99,900 ± 0 2.89 ± 0.19 164 ± 6
 Vegetables 0.59 ± 0.06 18.0 ± 1.8 11.5 ± 0.8 0.34 ± 0.02 11.1 ± 0.8 2.72 ± 0.19 0.79 ± 0.08 512 ± 51 6.65 ± 0.26 49.3 ± 1.6
Age 19–99 Years (n = 9953)
 All 100 2.23 ± 0.03 100 0.98 ± 0.03 100 7.91 ± 0.13 100 136 ± 3 100 70.1 ± 0.7
 Milk and Dairy 7.34 ± 0.14 1.86 ± 0.03 16.8 ± 0.5 0.36 ± 0.01 0.43 ± 0.03 113 ± 6 40.0 ± 0.7 20.9 ± 0.4 2.61 ± 0.20 165 ± 12
 Protein Foods 53.8 ± 0.6 0.94 ± 0.02 9.96 ± 1.32 2.25 ± 0.37 1.12 ± 0.07 161 ± 9 29.7 ± 1.1 104 ± 5 23.4 ± 0.6 68.1 ± 2.0
 Mixed Dishes 26.7 ± 0.5 1.82 ± 0.03 17.9 ± 0.5 1.20 ± 0.02 10.2 ± 0.4 17.0 ± 0.4 9.82 ± 0.46 303 ± 14 20.3 ± 0.4 75.6 ± 0.8
 Grains 1.53 ± 0.11 7.01 ± 0.42 12.4 ± 0.5 0.38 ± 0.01 2.85 ± 0.13 13.4 ± 0.6 8.44 ± 0.32 77.8 ± 2.3 8.55 ± 0.31 39.6 ± 1.4
 Snacks and Sweets 6.10 ± 0.23 3.23 ± 0.09 7.45 ± 0.35 1.17 ± 0.05 3.33 ± 0.24 21.0 ± 1.2 2.21 ± 0.15 545 ± 28 17.1 ± 0.5 36.2 ± 0.8
 Fruit 0.01 ± 0.003 1181 ± 318 1.78 ± 0.12 2.80 ± 0.16 16.5 ± 0.5 2.43 ± 0.05 0.01 ± 0.002 99,900 ± 0 2.12 ± 0.07 168 ± 4
 Vegetables 1.10 ± 0.08 16.0 ± 1.3 22.0 ± 1.2 0.35 ± 0.01 22.9 ± 0.9 2.72 ± 0.07 1.46 ± 0.11 735 ± 56 10.6 ± 0.4 52.0 ± 0.9

Data from NHANES 2011–2014