Table 2.
Mean intake of dairy, its subcategories, and corresponding protein compared with total protein intake; and numbers of participants with protein intake below recommendations, by sex, language region and age group (g/1000 kcal, g/day, n and %)
| All (n = 2057) | Sex | Language regionsa | Age groups (years)b | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men (n = 933) | Women (n = 1124) | German (n = 1341) | French (n = 502) | Italian (n = 214) | 18–29 (n = 400) | 30–44 (n = 533) | 45–59 (n = 625) | 60–75 (n = 499) | |||||||||||||
| Mean | SEM | Mean | SEM | Mean | SEM | Mean | SEM | Mean | SEM | Mean | SEM | Mean | SEM | Mean | SEM | Mean | SEM | Mean | SEM | ||
| g/1000 kcal | Foods | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Dairy | 99.7 | 1.8 | 88.5 | 2.6 | 110.8 | 2.5 | 106.0 | 2.4 | 83.0 | 3.2 | 98.5 | 5.4 | 100.5 | 4.1 | 96.9 | 3.7 | 99.3 | 3.1 | 103.4 | 3.5 | |
| Milkc | 51.7 | 1.5 | 45.9 | 2.2 | 57.5 | 2.0 | 57.5 | 1.9 | 35.8 | 2.3 | 53.6 | 4.5 | 58.2 | 3.3 | 54.9 | 3.2 | 47.5 | 2.4 | 47.4 | 2.8 | |
| Yoghurtd | 29.0 | 0.9 | 23.7 | 1.2 | 34.4 | 1.4 | 29.5 | 1.1 | 29.3 | 1.9 | 22.6 | 2.7 | 25.8 | 2.0 | 24.9 | 1.7 | 30.6 | 1.7 | 35.5 | 2.0 | |
| Cheesee | 18.9 | 0.4 | 18.9 | 0.6 | 18.9 | 0.6 | 19.0 | 0.5 | 17.9 | 0.8 | 22.3 | 1.4 | 16.5 | 1.0 | 17.1 | 0.7 | 21.2 | 0.8 | 20.5 | 0.8 | |
| Dairy alt.f | 3.7 | 0.4 | 2.3 | 0.5 | 5.0 | 0.7 | 2.9 | 0.5 | 5.8 | 1.1 | 3.5 | 1.1 | 2.8 | 0.7 | 4.2 | 0.9 | 4.7 | 1.0 | 2.2 | 0.6 | |
| Protein | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Dairy | 7.3 | 0.1 | 6.9 | 0.2 | 7.8 | 0.2 | 7.6 | 0.1 | 6.6 | 0.2 | 7.8 | 0.4 | 6.8 | 0.3 | 6.8 | 0.2 | 7.8 | 0.2 | 7.9 | 0.2 | |
| Milkc | 1.7 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 1.9 | 0.1 | 1.9 | 0.1 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 1.8 | 0.1 | 1.9 | 0.1 | 1.8 | 0.1 | 1.6 | 0.1 | 1.6 | 0.1 | |
| Yoghurtd | 1.3 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 1.6 | 0.1 | 1.4 | 0.1 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 1.4 | 0.1 | 1.6 | 0.1 | |
| Cheesee | 4.3 | 0.1 | 4.3 | 0.1 | 4.3 | 0.1 | 4.3 | 0.1 | 4.1 | 0.2 | 5.1 | 0.3 | 3.6 | 0.2 | 3.9 | 0.2 | 4.8 | 0.2 | 4.8 | 0.2 | |
| g/day | Foods | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Dairy | 216.5 | 4.1 | 221.5 | 6.8 | 211.5 | 4.9 | 234.3 | 5.3 | 174.2 | 7.5 | 191.4 | 10.0 | 220.4 | 9.4 | 215.0 | 8.4 | 217.1 | 7.2 | 214.3 | 8.4 | |
| Milkc | 113.4 | 3.4 | 115.7 | 5.8 | 111.2 | 3.0 | 128.4 | 4.5 | 75.8 | 5.7 | 102.1 | 8.0 | 128.9 | 7.9 | 121.4 | 7.3 | 105.9 | 5.8 | 99.4 | 6.6 | |
| Yoghurtd | 59.7 | 1.8 | 56.5 | 2.7 | 63.0 | 2.4 | 61.5 | 2.2 | 58.8 | 3.6 | 42.0 | 5.2 | 51.2 | 3.7 | 53.8 | 3.6 | 63.1 | 3.2 | 70.8 | 3.7 | |
| Cheesee | 43.3 | 1.1 | 49.3 | 1.8 | 37.3 | 1.2 | 44.4 | 1.3 | 39.6 | 2.1 | 47.3 | 3.4 | 40.2 | 2.7 | 39.9 | 1.9 | 48.2 | 2.1 | 44.1 | 1.9 | |
| Dairy alt.f | 7.2 | 0.9 | 5.0 | 1.1 | 9.4 | 1.3 | 6.0 | 1.0 | 10.5 | 2.0 | 6.7 | 2.3 | 5.7 | 1.4 | 8.7 | 1.9 | 9.3 | 1.9 | 3.6 | 1.0 | |
| Protein | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Dairy | 16.3 | 0.3 | 17.5 | 0.5 | 15.1 | 0.4 | 17.1 | 0.4 | 14.2 | 0.6 | 16.0 | 0.9 | 15.6 | 0.7 | 15.5 | 0.5 | 17.5 | 0.6 | 16.6 | 0.6 | |
| Milkc | 3.7 | 0.1 | 3.8 | 0.2 | 3.6 | 0.1 | 4.2 | 0.1 | 2.5 | 0.2 | 3.4 | 0.3 | 4.3 | 0.3 | 3.9 | 0.2 | 3.5 | 0.2 | 3.3 | 0.2 | |
| Yoghurtd | 2.7 | 0.1 | 2.5 | 0.1 | 2.9 | 0.1 | 2.8 | 0.1 | 2.6 | 0.2 | 1.8 | 0.3 | 2.5 | 0.2 | 2.5 | 0.2 | 2.8 | 0.2 | 3.1 | 0.2 | |
| Cheesee | 9.9 | 0.2 | 11.3 | 0.4 | 8.6 | 0.3 | 10.1 | 0.3 | 9.2 | 0.5 | 10.8 | 0.8 | 8.8 | 0.6 | 9.2 | 0.5 | 11.2 | 0.5 | 10.3 | 0.5 | |
| Total protein | 84.6 | 0.7 | 97.7 | 1.2 | 71.6 | 0.8 | 84.6 | 0.9 | 84.7 | 1.4 | 84.4 | 2.5 | 89.9 | 2.1 | 87.9 | 1.5 | 84.2 | 1.2 | 75.9 | 1.2 | |
| Below protein rec.g | n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | |
| 434.6 | 21.3 | 192.6 | 18.6 | 242.1 | 24.1 | 309.6 | 22.3 | 97.3 | 18.2 | 27.8 | 23.4 | 49.8 | 13.4 | 100.4 | 16.5 | 104.1 | 17.2 | 180.3 | 40.8 | ||
All results weighted for sex, age, marital status, major area of Switzerland, nationality and household size, season and weekday
SEM standard error of the mean, Dairy alt. dairy alternatives and rec recommendation
aGerman language - cantons of Aargau, Basel-Land, Basel-Stadt, Bern, Lucerne, St. Gallen, and Zurich; French language - Geneva, Jura, Neuchatel, and Vaud; and Italian-language region -Ticino
bSelf-reported age on the day of completion of the questionnaire
cMilk: milk and fermented milk drinks
dYoghurt: yoghurt, quark, cottage cheese
eCheese: soft, semisoft and hard cheeses
fDairy alternatives: soya, rice and coconut-based food and beverages. Protein intake from dairy alternatives is not shown due to very low intake (< 0.5 g/1000 kcal)
gNumbers and percentages of participants with total protein intake below the protein recommendation DACH: < 0.8 g/kg/day for 19–65 years and < 1.0 g/kg/day for ≥ 65 years