Table 3.
New nutrients incorporated in the updated version (Nutrient databank + other updates) data
source in 207,144 participants from UK Biobank
| Nutrient | Updated version: Nutrient databank + other updates | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean (SD) | Median | 5th percentile | 95th percentile | |
| Energy density (kJ/g per day)* | 6.47 (1.67) | 6.28 | 4.10 | 9.45 |
| Animal protein (g/day)* | 52.1 (20.6) | 51.00 | 20.55 | 87.00 |
| Plant protein (g/day)* | 28.0 (9.84) | 26.78 | 14.42 | 45.56 |
| Animal fat (g/day)* | 40.4 (18.7) | 37.89 | 14.63 | 74.62 |
| Plant fat (g/day)* | 31.7 (15.3) | 29.45 | 11.30 | 59.78 |
| MUFA (g/day) | 26.1 (10.2) | 24.92 | 11.74 | 44.55 |
| n−3 PUFA (g/day) | 1.97 (0.966) | 1.79 | 0.77 | 3.75 |
| n−6 PUFA (g/day) | 10.80 (4.86) | 10.02 | 4.41 | 19.70 |
| Free sugar (% daily energy intake) | 11.8 (5.8) | 11 | 3.7 | 22.1 |
| Free sugars (g/day)* | 60.0 (34.7) | 54.31 | 15.09 | 123.73 |
| Non-free sugars (g/day)* | 63.9 (30.3) | 59.99 | 22.70 | 118.40 |
| Non-milk extrinsic sugars (g/day) | 64 (35) | 59 | 18 | 128 |
| Intrinsic and milk sugars (g/day) | 60 (27) | 57 | 22 | 108 |
| Fructose (g/day) | 28 (14) | 26 | 8.33 | 53 |
| Glucose (g/day) | 26 (13) | 25 | 8.96 | 49 |
| Sucrose (g/day) | 47 (24) | 43 | 16 | 91 |
| Lactose (g/day) | 14 (8) | 13 | 2.68 | 27 |
| Maltose (g/day) | 6.67 (6.85) | 4.69 | 1.15 | 20.17 |
| Other sugars (g/day) | 2.30 (2.89) | 1.63 | 0.04 | 6.32 |
| Alpha-carotene (µg/day) | 516 (644) | 266 | 3.60 | 1651 |
| Beta-carotene (µg/day) | 2615 (2415) | 1887 | 303 | 7024 |
| Beta cryptoxanthin (µg/day) | 172 (378) | 103 | 6.6 | 386 |
| Vitamin A (retinol equivalents) (µg/day) | 954 (999) | 729 | 241 | 2243 |
| Biotin (µg/day) | 43 (16) | 40 | 22 | 71 |
| Chloride (mg/day) | 3351 (1135) | 3201 | 1779 | 5418 |
| Copper (mg/day) | 1.37 (0.49) | 1.31 | 0.75 | 2.22 |
| Iron, haem (mg/day) | 0.60 (0.49) | 0.50 | 0 | 1.44 |
| Iron, non-haem (mg/day) | 12 (3.5) | 11 | 6.4 | 18 |
| Iodine (µg/day) | 209 (100) | 190 | 91 | 392 |
| Manganese (mg/day) | 4.20 (1.46) | 4.07 | 2.07 | 6.79 |
| Sodium (mg/day) | 1937 (735) | 1831 | 946 | 3288 |
| Niacin equivalent (mg/day) | 38 (11) | 37 | 21 | 57 |
| Pantothenic acid (mg/day) | 461 (884) | 305 | 89 | 880 |
| Selenium (µg/day) | 52 (24) | 48 | 23 | 95 |
| Total nitrogen (g/day) | 12 (4) | 12 | 7.3 | 19 |
| Zinc (mg/day) | 9.65 (3.12) | 9.32 | 5.24 | 15.1 |
PUFA polyunsaturated fatty acids, MUFA monounsaturated fatty acids
*Nutrients not available in the Nutrient databank food composition tables (please see details in Supplementary methods)