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. 2021 Aug 1;13(8):2681. doi: 10.3390/nu13082681

Table 4.

Distribution of potassium daily dietary intake in all subjects (in mg/day) and percentage contribution (%) of each food to total intake.

Food 1 Mean SD P5 P25 P50 P75 P95 %
Total intake 3367.3 1127.9 1887.4 2611.8 3238.8 3862.6 5508.4 100
Cereals and cereal products 390.6 203.3 108.4 252.9 362.0 505.2 751.0 11.60
  Pasta and other grains 145.3 103.6 10.4 73.3 127.5 197.7 344.0 4.31
  Rice 8.0 11.0 0.0 1.6 5.1 8.8 28.0 0.24
  Bread and rolls 148.0 135.9 0..0 37.6 113.3 205.1 388.5 4.39
  Pizza, crackers, and other salty snacks 89.3 64.8 9.5 43.0 80.9 117.5 197.4 2.65
Meat and meat products 574.9 316.6 140.4 355.5 531.1 735.6 1219.4 17.07
  Red meat 286.7 192.1 36.5 143.8 256.1 389.7 674.0 8.52
  White meat 153.9 137.4 2.3 59.2 124.8 211.2 420.2 4.57
  Processed meat 127.6 107.8 11.3 53.2 100.0 168.4 337.0 3.79
  Offal 6.6 16.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 5.8 27.0 0.20
Milk and dairy products 391.9 409.8 21.3 123.9 318.5 508.1 1046.4 11.64
  Milk and yogurt 348.3 402.9 0.0 82.5 281.7 472.8 1031.5 10.34
  Cheese 43.6 37.0 4.7 19.1 34.9 56.1 109.0 1.29
    Fresh cheese 18.1 23.6 0.0 3.7 11.2 22.4 58.6 0.54
    Aged cheese 25.4 23.6 1.0 9.5 19.3 35.0 67.0 0.76
Eggs 18.0 13.6 1.7 8.7 16.1 25.3 39.6 0.53
Fish and seafood 107.3 86.2 13.7 49.7 87.5 136.4 280.0 3.19
  Fish 95.7 80.0 9.3 42.1 78.5 122.4 243.4 2.84
    Preserved and tinned fish 31.5 37.7 0.0 9.3 23.4 40.0 86.8 0.94
    Non-piscivorous fish 37.7 45.0 0.0 5.6 23.8 53.0 143.4 1.12
    Piscivorous fish 26.5 37.7 0.0 1.6 13.2 39.9 92.2 0.79
  Crustaceans and mollusks 11.6 16.2 0.0 1.1 5.7 17.8 38.2 0.35
All vegetables 506.8 291.2 143.3 308.2 453.8 639.7 1118.6 15.05
  Leafy vegetables 102.8 86.0 9.7 40.8 78.1 140.2 284.0 3.05
  Tomatoes 234.2 180.4 20.2 105.1 198.4 315.0 572.0 6.95
  Root vegetables 87.2 89.4 10.0 30.8 61.2 105.1 254.2 2.59
  Cabbage 13.1 22.2 0.0 0.0 5.7 17.3 55.0 0.39
  Other vegetables 69.6 53.1 10.1 31.1 56.4 97.0 173.7 2.07
Mushrooms 12.9 20.2 0.0 1.5 6.1 20.4 43.8 0.38
Legumes 188.5 187.5 5.0 63.4 136.9 254.6 539.3 5.60
Potatoes 99.5 98.2 7.3 43.4 73.0 129.7 283.8 2.95
Fresh fruit 529.9 314.9 91.5 315.2 494.3 696.4 1117.6 15.74
  Citrus fruit 421.8 264.4 76.6 236.5 383.4 555.7 909.7 12.53
  All other fruit 108.1 85.7 1.5 46.4 97.1 139.3 260.0 3.21
Dry fruit, nuts and seeds 12.2 21.5 0.0 1.4 2.2 11.9 60.5 0.36
  Dry fruit 3.3 9.2 0.0 0.0 0.8 0.8 20.0 0.10
  Nuts and seeds 8.9 17.7 0.0 1.4 1.4 9.0 49.3 0.27
Sweets products 169.4 147.5 15.0 71.9 133.5 221.9 429.5 5.03
  Sugar, non-chocolate confectionery 27.6 33.4 0.0 6.2 18.6 41.4 80.0 0.82
  Chocolate, candy bars, etc. 39.6 65.8 0.0 0.0 12.8 42.9 169.4 1.18
  Ice-cream 20.8 23.3 0.0 3.7 15.5 29.5 64.0 0.62
  Cakes, pies and pastries 53.2 82.2 0.0 5.0 21.7 79.3 181.9 1.58
  Biscuits, dry cakes 28.2 35.2 0.0 0.0 12.9 49.3 99.0 0.84
Oils and fats 1.1 1.1 0.1 0.4 0.8 1.6 3.1 0.03
  Vegetables fats and oils (non-olive) 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.002
  Olive oil 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.004
  Butter and other animal fats 0.9 1.1 0.0 0.2 0.6 1.4 2.8 0.03
Beverages 364.4 274.9 67.8 193.8 310.8 473.0 799.5 10.82
  Coffee and tea 180.8 162.2 4.0 83.4 162.5 231.6 394.3 5.37
  Wine 73.3 97.1 0.0 0.8 29.7 108.4 265.6 2.18
    Red wine 52.8 84.3 0.0 0.0 11.3 80.4 236.0 1.57
    White wine 20.6 40.7 0.0 0.0 0.8 19.2 99.8 0.61
  Aperitif wines and beers 27.2 78.7 0.0 0.0 3.7 26.7 127.8 0.81
  Spirits and liqueurs 0.2 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.01
  Fruit juices 75.1 153.6 0.0 0.0 17.5 81.1 351.0 2.23
  Soft drinks 7.8 20.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 5.8 35.1 0.23

1 Bold characters relate to main food categories.