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. 2021 Sep 6;8:655464. doi: 10.3389/fnut.2021.655464

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
a

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.