Table 3.

Food sources of iron 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	I/YC formula	51.3	I/YC formula	27.6	Rice and pasta	16.3	Breads, pita, saj	18.3	Rice and pasta	19.8
2	Baby cereal	24.3	Rice and pasta	13.3	Breads, pita, saj	13.6	Rice and pasta	17.3	Breads, pita, saj	17.3
3	Rice and pasta	6.3	Baby cereal	8.2	Breakfast cereals	12.5	Breakfast cereals	13.8	Breakfast cereals	15.0
4	Vegetables	2.9	Breads, pita, saj	8.0	Meat and fish	9.1	Meat and fish	10.7	Meat and fish	10.4
5			Vegetables	5.4	I/YC formula	8.9	Sweet bakery products	8.6	Sweet bakery products	6.3
6			Sweet bakery products	5.4	Sweet bakery products	6.9	Herbs and seasonings	5.0	Vegetables	5.8
7			Meat and fish	5.2	Vegetables	5.8	Vegetables	4.7	Herbs and seasonings	5.7
8			Eggs and egg dishes	2.6	Herbs and seasonings	5.0	SSB	3.8	SSB	3.9
9			Beans and legumes	2.3	Other grains	3.3	Eggs and egg dishes	2.5	Beans and legumes	2.2
10			Breakfast cereals	2.1	SSB	2.9	Potatoes	2.0	Eggs and egg dishes	2.1
11					Eggs and egg dishes	2.8
12					Potatoes	2.2
Top contributors:		84.7		80.0		89.4		86.7		88.4