Table 2.
Food and nutrient intake amongst children in Lao Cai.
| Mean | Range | |
|---|---|---|
| Food Intake (g per child per day) | ||
| Rice and products | 196 | 49–313 |
| Wheat and products | 11 | 0–93 |
| Tubes, root and products | 3 | 0–100 |
| Bean and products | 11 | 0–293 |
| Tofu | 4 | 0–63 |
| Oily seed | 2 | 0–29 |
| Vegetable leaf | 50 | 0–149 |
| Vegetable tube | 12 | 0–157 |
| Fruit | 22 | 0–225 |
| Confectionary | 15 | 0–215 |
| Seasoning | 0 | 0–4 |
| Oil, fat | 2 | 0–12 |
| Meat and products | 30 | 0–110 |
| Egg and milk | 38 | 0–281 |
| Fish | 6 | 0–31 |
| Other aquaculture products | 2 | 0–55 |
| Other spices | 0 | 0–4 |
| Dietary Composition (per child per day) | ||
| Energy (kcal) | 871 | 218–171 |
| Protein (g) total | 28 | 8–67 |
| Protein from animal sources (g) | 10 | 0–50 |
| Non-animal protein (g) | 18 | 4–33 |
| Protein (eggs and milk) (g) | 3 | 0–17 |
| Protein from meat (g) | 6 | 0–45 |
| Carbohydrate (g) | 152 | 37–258 |
| Fat (g) | 17 | 2–57 |
| Vegetable fat/oil (g) | 7 | 1–48 |
| Fiber (g) | 2.5 | 0.4–6.9 |
| Ash (g) | 3.5 | 0.9–7.2 |
| Total vitamin A a (mcg) | 99.0 | 0–1044.0 |
| Animal source vitamin A a (mcg) | 90.0 | 0–1044.0 |
| Non-animal vitamin A a (mcg) | 9.0 | 0–145.0 |
| Carotenoid (mcg) | 2353.0 | 0–8576.0 |
| Vitamin C (mg) | 33.1 | 0.0–170.3 |
| Thiamin (mg) | 0.4 | 0.1–1.0 |
| Riboflavin (mg) | 0.3 | 0.0–1.1 |
| Niacin (mg) | 5.1 | 1.2–13.2 |
| Vitamin D (mcg) | 0.4 | 0.0–4.7 |
| Folic acid (mcg) | 0.0 | 0.0–0.0 |
| Folate (mcg) | 94.5 | 8.6–308.3 |
| Vitamin B12 (mcg) | 0.6 | 0.0–4.2 |
| Calcium (mg) | 181.8 | 27.8–707.9 |
| Sodium (mg) | 167 | 8–1087 |
| Potassium (mg) | 784.9 | 176.1–1716.6 |
| Magnesium (mg) | 69.5 | 11.7–177.4 |
| Zinc (mg) | 3.7 | 1.1–6.7 |
| Phosphorous (mg) | 361 | 73–905 |
| Iron (mg) | 4.8 | 1.0–9.5 |
| Iron from meat/fish/poultry (mg) | 0.5 | 0.0–3.4 |
a Retinol equivalent.