Table 8.
Food Source | % Daily Intake Mean ± SE | Cost cents per g Mean ± SE | Rank by Costa | % Daily Intake Mean ± SE | Cost cents per g Mean ± SE | Rank by Costa |
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Children 2–18 years | Adults 19–99 years | |||||
Artichoke | NA | NA | 0.11 ± 0.03 | 13.0 ± 0.9 | 16 | |
Avocado | 0.25 ± 0.09 | 7.19 ± 0.02 | 7 | 0.93 ± 0.09 | 7.19 ± 0.01 | 7 |
Beans | 3.63 ± 0.39 | 6.00 ± 0.51 | 5 | 5.56 ± 0.28 | 6.14 ± 0.50 | 5 |
Berries | 1.31 ± 0.17 | 27.3 ± 0.4 | 21 | 1.09 ± 0.09 | 27.9 ± 0.19 | 22 |
Chickpeas | 0.03 ± 0.01 | 1.81 ± 0.29 | 2 | 0.12 ± 0.03 | 1.61 ± 0.09 | 2 |
Collards | 0.03 ± 0.01 | 21.9 ± 0.7 | 18 | 0.14 ± 0.03 | 20.4 ± 0.3 | 21 |
Dates | 0.001 ± 0.001 | 10.4 ± 0 | 12 | 0.02 ± 0.01 | 10.4 ± 0.1 | 12 |
High fiber bran cereal | 4.31 ± 0.28 | 9.90 ± 0.33 | 11 | 4.30 ± 0.17 | 7.84 ± 0.29 | 8 |
Mixed vegetables | 0.41 ± 0.06 | 13.5 ± 1.2 | 16 | 1.06 ± 0.10 | 13.1 ± 0.9 | 17 |
Orange, banana, guava | 3.67 ± 0.24 | 18.4 ± 0.7 | 17 | 3.42 ± 0.11 | 14.9 ± 0.4 | 18 |
Parsnips, winter squash | 0.001 ± 0.001 | 24.5 ± 6.4 | 20 | 0.05 ± 0.02 | 15.6 ± 1.2 | 19 |
Pear, Apple | 4.92 ± 0.27 | 12.4 ± 0.1 | 14 | 2.96 ± 0.16 | 11.8 ± 0.1 | 13 |
Pearled barley | 0.01 ± 0.01 | 2.46 ± 0.01 | 3 | 0.03 ± 0.01 | 2.47 ± 0.01 | 3 |
Pecans, hazelnut, pistachio | 0.03 ± 0.01 | 13.5 ± 0.8 | 15 | 0.25 ± 0.04 | 12.6 ± 0.5 | 15 |
Popcorn | 1.72 ± 0.16 | 5.30 ± 0.19 | 4 | 1.13 ± 0.08 | 5.59 ± 0.20 | 4 |
Potatoes | 4.57 ± 0.24 | 11.4 ± 0.1 | 13 | 4.94 ± 0.19 | 11.9 ± 0.1 | 14 |
Prunes, dried figs, pears | 0.001 ± 0.0004 | 9.04 ± 0.22 | 9 | 0.05 ± 0.02 | 9.90 ± 0.36 | 11 |
Pumpkin | 0.001 ± 0.001 | 23.5 ± 0.07 | 19 | 0.01 ± 0.001 | 17.6 ± 2.1 | 20 |
Pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds | 0.17 ± 0.06 | 6.78 ± 0.19 | 6 | 0.32 ± 0.05 | 8.86 ± 1.15 | 9 |
Quinoa | 0.02 ± 0.01 | 1.58 ± 0.01 | 1 | 0.09 ± 0.03 | 1.53 ± 0.01 | 1 |
Wheat Cereal | 1.87 ± 0.14 | 9.85 ± 0.37 | 10 | 0.92 ± 0.09 | 9.68 ± 0.60 | 10 |
Whole wheat bread | 0.02 ± 0.01 | 9.01 ± 2.91 | 8 | 0.06 ± 0.02 | 6.23 ± 0.76 | 6 |
Data from NHANES 2011–2014; NA – Intake data was not available in NHANES 2011–2014
aRanking of foods from least expensive to most expensive source