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. 2023 Mar 2;22:14. doi: 10.1186/s12937-023-00847-8

Table 3.

Macronutrients

Median (25–75 percentiles) All (n = 100) Acceptable reporters (n = 83) Recommendation
g/day E% g/day E% g/day E%
Protein 82 (65.6–103) 16.9 (14.4–19.2) 83.3 (67.9–103.5) 17.0 (14.9–19.2) 10–20
Fat 156.1 (124.1–194.1) 72 (67.3–76.3) 161.5 (126.6–195.7) 72.3 (67.8–76.2) 25–40
Carbohydrates 42.9 (32.3–54.1) 8.7 (6.4–11.2) 44.6 (33.3–53.9) 8.7 (6.1–11) 45–60
Alcohol 4.3 (0–10.4) 1.4 (0.0–3.7) 3.7 (0–10.1) 1.3 (0.0–3.5)  < 10/20  < 5
Added sugar 1.8 (0.5–3.8) 0.3 (0.1–0.8) 1.8 (0.5–3.3) 0.3 (0.1–0.7)  < 10
Fiber 12.9 (8.3–17.5) 13.0 (8.3–17.5)  > 25–35
SFA 70.7 (53.3–94.9) 31.9 (28.0–38.6) 72.7 (54.9–95.4) 32.0 (28.1–38)  < 10
MUFA 52.5 (39.6–65.6) 23.6 (21.9–25.8) 54.9 (41.5–66.5) 23.6 (21.8–26.6) 10–20
PUFA 18.7 (13.6–24.8) 8.1 (6.7–10) 19.1 (14–25) 8.4 (6.7–10.3) 5–10
Cholesterol 0.7(0.5–0.9) 0.7 (0.5–0.9)

SFA  Saturated fatty acids, MUFA Monounsaturated fatty acids, PUFA Polyunsaturated fatty acids. Recommendations according to Nordic Nutrition Recommendations 2012 [11]