Table 8.

Percent intake and per unit cost of fiber in 2015–2020 DGA (appendix 12) identified food sources

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
	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