Table 2.

Protein intake of vegetarians compared to meat-eaters in the Nutrinet-Santé Study, based on declarations about being a vegetarian (i.e., not eating meat but eating other animal products) or a vegan (not eating any meat, fish, eggs or dairy). Data from Alles et al. [6].

	Meat-Eaters	Neither Meat-Eaters nor Vegan	Vegans
n (%)	90,664 (96.6)	2370 (2.5)	789 (0.8)
Energy (kcal)	1899	1814	1877
% Energy from protein	17.6	14.2	12.8
Protein (g) 1	84	64	60

¹ As calculated by ourselves.