Table 3.
Nutrients of public health concern: mean usual nutrient intakes and percentages meeting recommendations in 51–99-year-old adults.
| Usual intake | < EAR | >AI | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nutrients | Grain foods | % Removal from current dietary pattern* | Mean | SE | % | SE | % | SE |
| Nutrients of Public Health Concern | ||||||||
| Dietary fiber, g/d | Current | 0 | 17.6 | 0.2 | 14.1 | 0.7 | ||
| Breads | 25 | 17.2 | 0.2 | 13.0 | 0.6 | |||
| Breads | 50 | 16.9 | 0.2 | 11.9 | 0.7 | |||
| Breads | 100 | 16.2 | 0.2 | 10.0 | 0.6 | |||
| Breads + RTEC | 25 | 16.9 | 0.2 | 11.9 | 0.6 | |||
| Breads + RTEC | 50 | 16.3 | 0.2 | 9.9 | 0.6 | |||
| Breads + RTEC | 100 | 15.0 | 0.1 | 6.6 | 0.5 | |||
| All Grains | 25 | 16.6 | 0.2 | 10.6 | 0.6 | |||
| All Grains | 50 | 15.6 | 0.1 | 7.7 | 0.5 | |||
| All Grains | 100 | 13.6 | 0.1 | 3.6 | 0.3 | |||
| Potassium, mg/d | Current | 0 | 2,750 | 16.4 | 2.6 | 0.3 | ||
| Breads | 25 | 2,739 | 16.3 | 2.5 | 0.2 | |||
| Breads | 50 | 2,723 | 17.4 | 2.4 | 0.3 | |||
| Breads | 100 | 2,697 | 17.0 | 2.3 | 0.3 | |||
| Breads + RTEC | 25 | 2,725 | 16.6 | 2.4 | 0.3 | |||
| Breads + RTEC | 50 | 2,699 | 17.2 | 2.2 | 0.2 | |||
| Breads + RTEC | 100 | 2,653 | 16.2 | 2.0 | 0.2 | |||
| All Grains | 25 | 2,710 | 15.7 | 2.3 | 0.2 | |||
| All Grains | 50 | 2,661 | 15.7 | 2.0 | 0.2 | |||
| All Grains | 100 | 2,573 | 15.2 | 1.5 | 0.2 | |||
| Calcium, mg/d | Current | 0 | 931 | 8.4 | 56.0 | 1.0 | ||
| Breads | 25 | 920 | 8.5 | 57.2 | 1.0 | |||
| Breads | 50 | 910 | 8.6 | 58.2 | 1.0 | |||
| Breads | 100 | 889 | 8.6 | 60.2 | 1.0 | |||
| Breads + RTEC | 25 | 915 | 8.4 | 57.7 | 1.0 | |||
| Breads + RTEC | 50 | 901 | 8.3 | 59.2 | 1.0 | |||
| Breads + RTEC | 100 | 869 | 8.0 | 62.4 | 0.9 | |||
| All Grains | 25 | 902 | 8.2 | 59.1 | 0.9 | |||
| All Grains | 50 | 872 | 8.2 | 62.2 | 0.9 | |||
| All Grains | 100 | 812 | 7.8 | 68.2 | 0.9 | |||
| Vitamin Da, μg/d | Current | 0 | 5.0 | 0.1 | 93.8 | 0.4 | ||
| Breads | 25 | 5.0 | 0.1 | 94.0 | 0.4 | |||
| Breads | 50 | 5.0 | 0.1 | 94.0 | 0.4 | |||
| Breads | 100 | 5.0 | 0.1 | 93.9 | 0.4 | |||
| Breads + RTEC | 25 | 4.9 | 0.1 | 94.5 | 0.4 | |||
| Breads + RTEC | 50 | 4.8 | 0.1 | 95.0 | 0.4 | |||
| Breads + RTEC | 100 | 4.6 | 0.1 | 95.6 | 0.4 | |||
| All Grains | 25 | 4.9 | 0.1 | 94.5 | 0.4 | |||
| All Grains | 50 | 4.8 | 0.1 | 95.2 | 0.4 | |||
| All Grains | 100 | 4.5 | 0.1 | 95.9 | 0.4 | |||
Vitamin D2+D3; EAR, Estimated Average Requirement; AI, Adequate Intake.
The data source is NHANES 2009–2016; N = 9,641; usual intake determined using the National Cancer Institute method.
Current dietary pattern using data from NHANES 2009–2016.