Table 12.

Estimated intake of the NF as an ingredient in the intended food categories at the maximum proposed use levels (mg/kg bw per day)

Population group	Age (years)	Mean intake (mg/kg bw per day)		P95 intake (mg/kg bw per day)
		Lowest( a )	Highest( a )	Lowest( b )	Highest( b )
Infants	< 1	0.03	0.87	0.09	3.56
Young children( c )	1 to < 3	0.26	2.58	1.19	4.03
Other children	3 to < 10	0.34	1.12	1.10	2.64
Adolescents	10 to < 18	0.13	0.65	0.46	1.94
Adults( d )	≥ 18	0.17	0.48	0.57	1.45

^(a)Intakes are assessed for all EU dietary surveys available in the food comprehensive database on 10/12/2021. The lowest and the highest averages observed among all EU surveys are reported in these columns.

^(b)Intakes are assessed for all EU dietary surveys available in the food comprehensive database on 10/12/2021. The lowest and the highest P95 observed among all EU surveys are reported in these columns (P95 based on less than 60 individuals are not considered).

^(c)Referred as ‘toddlers’ in the EFSA food consumption comprehensive database (EFSA, 2011).

^(d)Includes elderly, very elderly, pregnant and lactating women.