Table 2.

Intake of energy, nutrients and food groups at lunch (N 2002)

Food/nutrient	Unit	Reference for a school lunch*	Grade 5				Grade 8
			Girls (n 534)		Boys (n 456)		Girls (n 557)		Boys (n 455)
			Mean	95 % CI	Mean	95 % CI	Mean	95 % CI	Mean	95 % CI
Energy	MJ	2·7–3·1	1·83	1·74, 1·92	1·97	1·87, 2·08	1·61	1·53, 1·68	2·34	2·20, 2·48
Energy density	kJ/g	NA	6·62	6·45, 6·77	6·96	6·74, 7·18	6·35	6·12, 6·58	6·98	6·70, 7·25
Vitamin D	µg	3·0	1·7	1·6, 1·8	2·0	1·8, 2·2	1·5	1·3, 1·6	2·7	2·4, 3·1
	µg/10 MJ	NA	9·2	8·7, 9·8	10·1	9·4, 10·8	8·9	8·0, 9·5	10·5	9·6, 11·3
Fe	mg	3·3–4·5	1·9	1·8, 2·0	2·0	1·9, 2·1	1·7	1·6, 1·8	2·4	2·1, 2·6
	mg/10 MJ	na	10·6	10·2, 10·9	10·3	9·9, 10·8	10·8	10·4, 11·3	10·1	9·6, 10·6
Folate	µg	60–90	66	62, 70	71	67, 76	59	55, 63	81	76, 87
	µg/10 MJ	na	378	361, 394	371	353, 389	379	361, 397	345	329, 362
Fibre	g	8–9	4·4	4·2, 4·6	4·4	4·1, 4·7	4·3	4·0, 4·5	4·9	4·5, 5·3
	g/10 MJ	NA	26·2	25·1, 27·3	23·4	22·2, 24·5	28·2	26·9, 29·5	21·9	20·7, 23·1
Saturated fat	E%	10	12·7	12·2, 13·1	13·0	12·5, 13·5	11·9	11·4, 12·4	12·0	11·5, 12·6
Vegetables	g	NA	65	60, 70	64	58, 71	65	59, 70	68	61, 75
	g/10 MJ	NA	398	367, 429	366	327, 404	477	405, 549	308	276, 341
Fish	g	NA	14	12, 16	16	13, 19	15	12, 17	28	23, 32
	g/10 MJ	NA	75	64, 86	84	70, 98	80	68, 91	99	85, 113
Red/processed meat	g	NA	30	27, 33	36	33, 40	19	17, 22	34	30, 38
	g/10 MJ	NA	156	144, 169	183	168, 198	119	108, 130	148	130, 165

^*Values used for planning school meals developed by the Swedish Food Agency⁽²⁵⁾: based on 30 % of daily estimated energy requirements and using a target of 30 % of daily recommended micronutrient intakes for children in grades 5 and 8, both sexes, according to the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations 2012⁽²⁶⁾.