Table 2.

Food sources of fiber among infants and children, ages 6 months to 12 years, by age group in the UAE from the FITS and KNHS study 2020.

	6–11.9 Months		12–23.9 Months		24–47.9 Months		4–8.9 Years		9–11.9 Years
	n = 73		n = 90		n = 249		n = 429		n = 261
Rank	Food Group	% of Total	Food Group	% of Total	Food Group	% of Total	Food Group	% of Total	Food Group	% of Total
1	Vegetables	22.7	Vegetables	16.8	Vegetables	13.5	Breads, pita, saj	15.6	Breads, pita, saj	17.4
2	Potatoes	15.9	Potatoes	9.6	Breads, pita, saj	12.5	Vegetables	11.8	Vegetables	15.9
3	Bananas	11.4	Bananas	9.1	Apples	10.7	Apples	11.2	Apples	8.5
4	Apples	10.9	Rice and pasta	7.9	Potatoes	8.2	Potatoes	7.7	Rice and pasta	7.9
5	Other grains	8.9	Breads, pita, saj	7.8	Rice and pasta	7.7	Rice and pasta	7.4	Potatoes	6.2
6	Baby cereals	6.8	Dried fruit	7.7	Sweet bakery products	5.9	Sweet bakery products	6.8	Sweet bakery products	6.1
7	Rice and pasta	4.6	Apples	7.6	Bananas	4.9	Bananas	5.1	Legumes	5.3
8	Dried fruit	3.3	Legumes	6.3	Citrus fruits	4.0	Legumes	3.5	Breakfast cereals	3.5
9	Baby vegetables	3.0	Sweet bakery products	4.3	Other grains	3.8	Breakfast cereals	3.2	Potato chips	3.4
10			Other grains	3.4	Legumes	3.7	Other grains	3.1	Herbs and seasonings	3.2
11			Citrus fruits	2.2	Breakfast cereals	2.8	Meat and fish (breaded)	3.0	Meat and fish (breaded)	3.2
12					Dried fruit	2.7	Herbs and seasonings	2.8	Bananas	3.1
13					Pears	2.5	Citrus fruits	2.6	Citrus fruits	2.5
14					Herbs and seasonings	2.4	SSB (drinks with pulp)	2.2	Other grains	2.1
15					Meat and fish (breaded)	2.2	Pomegranate	2.0	SSB (drinks with pulp)	2.0
Top contributors:		87.5		82.7		87.6		88.0		90.4