Table 4.

Nutrient profile (expressed in quantities per 100 g) of snacks and meals according to age group

	Children (n = 958)								Adolescents (n = 752)
	Snacks†				Meals‡				Snacks†				Meals‡
	% of total intake		per 100 g		% of total intake		per 100 g		% of total intake		per 100 g		% of total intake		per 100 g
	Mean	SE	Mean	SE	Mean	SE	Mean	SE	Mean	SE	Mean	SE	Mean	SE	Mean	SE
Energy, kcal	28.9	0.5	124*	3	71.1	0.5	85*	1	27.4	0.7	187*	5.1	72.6	0.7	103*	1.2
Macronutrient intake
Total protein (g)	20.0	0.5	2.9*	0.1	80.0	0.5	3.5*	0.0	17.4	0.6	3.3*	0.103	82.6	0.6	4.1*	0.1
Total carbohydrates (g)	32.8	0.6	20.0*	0.4	67.2	0.6	11.6*	0.1	29.3	0.8	27.5*	0.704	70.7	0.8	13.9*	0.2
Fiber, g	28.7	0.7	1.1*	0.0	71.3	0.7	0.8*	0.0	26.1	0.8	1.4*	0.052	73.9	0.8	0.9*	0.0
Total sugars (g)	41.7	0.7	12.1*	0.2	58.3	0.7	4.8*	0.1	38.5	0.9	14.2*	0.472	61.5	0.9	4.4*	0.1
Total fat (g)	26.4	0.7	4.0*	0.2	73.6	0.7	2.8*	0.0	28.9	0.9	7.5*	0.301	71.1	0.9	3.5*	0.1
Saturated fat (g)	28.6	0.7	1.5*	0.1	71.4	0.7	0.9*	0.0	30.8	0.9	2.6*	0.129	69.2	0.9	1.1*	0.0
Micronutrient intake
Sodium (milligrams)	24.7	0.7	95	4	75.3	0.7	90	2	22.7	0.8	152*	6	77.3	0.8	131*	3

^†Snack energy/nutrient density calculated for 912 children and 676 adolescents who reported at least 1 snack.

^‡Meal energy/nutrient density calculated for 957 children and 750 adolescents who reported at least 1 meal.

^*p < 0.05. Paired sample t-test comparing snack versus meal densities within each age group.