Table 3.
Estimated environmental impact and daily average nutrient intake of Australian adults aged 19–50 years stratified by levels of meat and dairy intake, and indicators of a healthy diet (highest vegetable, lowest discretionary food and beverage consumption, and highest overall diet quality) and compared to the Australian Dietary Guidelines and the Planetary Health Reference Diet. Values are presented as kilojoules for energy and as a percentage of the nutrient reference value for all other nutrients
| Average diet (9,191 kJ) | Lowest meat (8,364 kJ) | Lowest dairy (8,499 kJ) | Highest vegetables (10,252 kJ) | Lowest discretionary (7,178 kJ) | Highest quality (8,912 kJ) | Dietary Guidelines (11,421 kJ) | Planetary Health (10,242 kJ) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Protein EAR | 191 | 145 | 171 | 219 | 177 | 212 | 195 | 178 |
| Dietary Fibre AI | 82 | 81 | 77 | 113 | 83 | 103 | 143 | 139 |
| Thiamin EAR | 165 | 158 | 146 | 186 | 159 | 185 | 191 | 196 |
| Riboflavin EAR | 197 | 183 | 144 | 223 | 184 | 220 | 224 | 148 |
| Niacin EAR | 374 | 298 | 347 | 425 | 347 | 408 | 198 | 190 |
| VitB6 EAR | 148 | 122 | 134 | 177 | 133 | 155 | 202 | 199 |
| Vit B12 EAR | 234 | 180 | 175 | 255 | 208 | 247 | 241 | 135 |
| Folate EAR | 191 | 189 | 164 | 218 | 185 | 210 | 225 | 200 |
| Vit A EAR | 143 | 125 | 127 | 243 | 147 | 188 | 245 | 194 |
| Vit C EAR | 345 | 324 | 340 | 502 | 347 | 438 | 554 | 420 |
| Calcium EAR | 101 | 98 | 63 | 116 | 94 | 110 | 123 | 71 |
| Phosphorus EAR | 262 | 221 | 219 | 302 | 235 | 284 | 337 | 288 |
| Zinc EAR | 128 | 97 | 111 | 153 | 120 | 145 | 135 | 126 |
| Iron EAR | 169 | 147 | 148 | 208 | 159 | 190 | 220 | 234 |
| Magnesium EAR | 116 | 105 | 101 | 142 | 110 | 135 | 200 | 199 |
| Iodine EAR | 179 | 170 | 137 | 191 | 160 | 183 | 208 | 116 |
| Selenium EAR | 170 | 135 | 165 | 193 | 160 | 192 | 119 | 125 |
| Sodium SDT | 130 | 121 | 119 | 143 | 102 | 113 | 18 | 11 |
| Potassium AI | 100 | 87 | 87 | 132 | 93 | 116 | 166 | 140 |
| Linoleic acid AI | 100 | 87 | 98 | 114 | 82 | 105 | 155 | 236 |
| Alpha-linolenic acid AI | 141 | 122 | 138 | 166 | 118 | 148 | 154 | 231 |
| Omega 3 AI | 219 | 138 | 201 | 252 | 259 | 308 | 376 | 418 |
| Total number of nutrients met (out of 22)* | 18 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 21 |
| Estimated environmental impact | 0.13 | 0.10 | 0.11 | 0.14 | 0.11 | 0.13 | 0.09 | 0.07 |
| Estimated environmental impact (adjusted to be per 10,000kj) | 0.14 | 0.12 | 0.13 | 0.14 | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.08 | 0.07 |
*Values greater than 100% reflect meeting or exceeding the Nutrient Reference Value and was considered the beneficial direction for all nutrients except sodium where a value less than 100% was considered the beneficial direction