Table 1.
Mean and median iron, zinc, and iodine contents of commercial complementary cereals as reported on food labels a.
| Age | Products | Iron | Zinc | Iodine | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | n (%) | n | Mean f (SD) b |
Median g (Q1, Q3) b |
n | Mean f (SD) c |
Median g (Q1, Q3) c |
n | Mean f (SD) d |
Median g (Q1, Q3) d |
| 5 | 61 (37) | 13 | 5.5 (2.5) | 6.5 (3.5, 7.3) | 8 | 3.6 (1.2) | 3.4 (2.7, 4.0) | 13 | 68 (24) | 62 (50, 70) |
| 6 | 59 (36) | 24 | 4.9 (2.3) | 4.6 (0.1, 8.5) | 11 | 3.1 (1.0) | 2.8 (2.6, 3.0) | 23 | 70 (27) | 57 (50, 104) |
| 7 | 1 (0) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 15 (9) | 7 | 5.5 (1.9) | 5.3 (4.2, 7.3) | 2 | 2.6 (0.2) | 2.6 (2.4, 2.6) | 7 | 76 (40) | 65 (54, 110) |
| 10 | 9 (5) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 18 (11) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 1 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 164 (100) | 47 | 5.4 (2.3) | 5.3 (3.5, 7.3) | 23 | 3.2 (1.0) | 2.8 (2.6, 3.4) | 46 | 70 (28) | 59 (50, 104) |
a includes intrinsic and added iron, zinc, and iodine; b mg iron per 100 g dry product; c mg zinc per 100 g dry product d µg iodine per 100 g dry product; f mean of products reporting iron, zinc, or iodine on the food label; g median of products reporting iron, zinc, or iodine on the food label.