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Table 2 Consumers and daily cost of major WWEIA food groups

From: Comparing the cost of essential nutrients from different food sources in the American diet using NHANES 2011–2014

Main Groups

% Consumers Mean ± SE

Total Cost Daily ($) Mean ± SE

% of Total Cost Mean ± SE

Age 2–18 years (n = 5876)

 All

100

4.74 ± 0.06

100

 Milk and Dairy

82.0 ± 0.9

0.54 ± 0.01

11.5 ± 0.3

 Protein Foods

75.1 ± 1.1

0.85 ± 0.03

18.0 ± 0.7

 Mixed Dishes

77.5 ± 1.0

1.16 ± 0.03

24.6 ± 0.6

 Grains

82.7 ± 0.9

0.30 ± 0.01

6.44 ± 0.15

 Snacks and Sweets

87.8 ± 0.9

0.67 ± 0.02

14.2 ± 0.4

 Fruit

51.1 ± 1.5

0.33 ± 0.01

7.05 ± 0.31

 Vegetables

53.8 ± 1.3

0.23 ± 0.01

4.88 ± 0.17

Age 19–99 years (n = 9953)

 All

100

6.43 ± 0.06

100

 Milk and Dairy

66.1 ± 0.8

0.39 ± 0.01

6.14 ± 0.13

 Protein Foods

80.7 ± 0.6

1.46 ± 0.04

22.8 ± 0.6

 Mixed Dishes

71.1 ± 0.8

1.41 ± 0.02

21.9 ± 0.4

 Grains

78.7 ± 0.6

0.31 ± 0.01

4.83 ± 0.11

 Snacks and Sweets

78.6 ± 0.6

0.57 ± 0.02

8.86 ± 0.26

 Fruit

43.2 ± 1.0

0.33 ± 0.01

5.08 ± 0.14

 Vegetables

68.0 ± 0.9

0.51 ± 0.02

7.88 ± 0.23

  1. Data from NHANES 2011–2014