Table 6.

Food sources of vitamin D 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	72.8	I/YC formula	63.6	Cow’s milk	47.0	Cow’s milk	50.0	Meat and fish	57.3
2	Baby cereal	17.4	Cow’s milk	13.7	I/YC formula	18.8	Meat and fish	21.4	Cow’s milk	15.6
3	Human milk	5.3	Baby cereal	7.1	Meat and fish	14.6	Eggs and egg dishes	10.2	Eggs and egg dishes	9.1
4	Eggs and egg dishes	1.9	Eggs and egg dishes	5.2	Eggs and egg dishes	9.2	Butter and animal fats	6.2	Breakfast cereals	5.9
5	Cow’s milk	1.4	Meat and fish	4.8	Breakfast cereals	3.3	I/YC formula	4.6	Butter and animal fats	5.2
6			Human milk	2.0	Dairy products	2.7	Breakfast cereals	4.2	Dairy products	3.6
7					Butter and animal fats	2.6	Dairy products	2.9
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Top contributors:		98.8		96.4		98.3		99.4		96.7