Table 2.

Nutrient composition %DV 100 kcal of children's snacks by the first ingredient listed on the ingredient label.

	Fruit or Dairy n = 115	Neither n = 146		Fruit vegetables nuts n = 88	No. fruit vegetables nuts n = 173
	Mean (SEM)	Mean (SEM)	P	Mean (SEM)	Mean (SEM)	P
%Daily Value/100 Kcal
Protein	6.13 (0.46)	2.71 (0.18)	<0.001	4.03 (0.43)	4.31 (0.31)	0.587
Fiber	3.63 (0.58)	2.39 (0.28)	<0.05	5.04 (0.60)	1.86 (0.30)	<0.001
Vitamin A	5.48 (0.80)	1.15 (0.43)	<0.001	2.81 (0.74)	3.17 (0.56)	0.697
Vitamin C	12.14 (2.30)	6.16 (1.50)	<0.05	15.98 (2.90)	5.13 (1.27)	<0.001
Vitamin D	3.03 (0.48)	0.31 (0.11)	<0.001	1.66 (0.42)	1.35 (0.26)	0.544
Calcium	10.40 (1.08)	2.44 (0.35)	<0.000	5.30 (1.26)	6.27 (0.57)	0.419
Iron	1.47 (0.33)	3.08 (0.32)	<0.001	2.16 (0.44)	2.49 (0.28)	0.522
Potassium	3.35 (0.22)	0.99 (0.10)	<0.001	2.96 (0.26)	1.55 (0.14)	<0.001
%Maximum Recommended Value/100 Kcal
Saturated fat	5.29 (0.64)	6.00 (0.47)	0.365	3.42 (0.47)	6.84 (0.51)	<0.001
Total sugar	16.28 (0.76)	10.62 (0.65)	<0.001	16.89 (0.94)	11.19 (0.58)	<0.001
Added sugar	9.25 (0.92)	11.66 (1.10)	0.105	8.34 (1.06)	11.67 (0.96)	<0.05
Sodium	2.06 (0.21)	2.53 (0.18)	0.095	1.21 (0.13)	2.89 (0.19)	<0.001
ED (kcal/100 g)	126 (9)	395 (12)	<0.001	213 (20)	309 (13)	<0.001
NR8 subscore	45.65 (2.46)	19.12 (1.80)	<0.001	40.00 (3.30)	26.16 (1.82)	<0.001
LIM subscore	16.60 (1.20)	20.19 (1.11)	<0.05	12.97 (1.35)	21.49 (0.97)	<0.001
NRF8.3 score	29.05 (3.01)	−1.07 (2.25)	<0.001	26.99 (3.93)	4.68 (2.14)	<0.001