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Table 3 Percent daily intake and per unit cost of shortfall minerals by 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

Calcium

Iron

Magnesium

Potassium

% Daily Intake Mean ± SE

Cost cents per mg Mean ± SE

% Daily Intake Mean ± SE

Cost cents per mg Mean ± SE

% Daily Intake Mean ± SE

Cost cents per mg Mean ± SE

% Daily Intake Mean ± SE

Cost cents per mg Mean ± SE

Age 2–18 years (n = 5876)

 All

100

0.45 ± 0.01

100

33.9 ± 0.5

100

2.01 ± 0.02

100

0.22 ± 0.002

 Milk and Dairy

44.7 ± 0.7

0.12 ± 0.001

2.14 ± 0.08

182 ± 5

16.3 ± 0.4

1.42 ± 0.02

21.1 ± 0.5

0.12 ± 0.002

 Protein Foods

3.33 ± 0.15

2.45 ± 0.10

10.1 ± 0.4

60.2 ± 1.6

12.8 ± 0.6

2.83 ± 0.11

14.0 ± 0.4

0.28 ± 0.01

 Mixed Dishes

21.1 ± 0.7

0.53 ± 0.01

25.0 ± 0.6

33.3 ± 0.5

20.3 ± 0.6

2.43 ± 0.03

19.9 ± 0.5

0.27 ± 0.004

 Grains

10.90 ± 0.2

0.27 ± 0.01

39.2 ± 0.8

5.56 ± 0.18

13.7 ± 0.3

0.95 ± 0.02

6.27 ± 0.16

0.22 ± 0.003

 Snacks and Sweets

7.15 ± 0.25

0.90 ± 0.02

14.7 ± 0.5

32.8 ± 0.9

13.4 ± 0.4

2.13 ± 0.05

10.1 ± 0.4

0.30 ± 0.01

 Fruit

0.96 ± 0.05

3.33 ± 0.05

1.51 ± 0.07

158 ± 3

4.15 ± 0.17

3.41 ± 0.07

7.00 ± 0.26

0.22 ± 0.004

 Vegetables

1.96 ± 0.12

1.13 ± 0.05

2.76 ± 0.12

60.0 ± 1.4

5.58 ± 0.21

1.76 ± 0.04

9.05 ± 0.34

0.12 ± 0.003

Age 19–99 years (n = 9953)

 All

100

0.66 ± 0.01

100

42.5 ± 0.4

100

2.08 ± 0.01

100

0.24 ± 0.002

 Milk and Dairy

30.9 ± 0.4

0.13 ± 0.001

1.23 ± 0.04

211 ± 6

6.87 ± 0.15

1.86 ± 0.03

8.78 ± 0.20

0.17 ± 0.003

 Protein Foods

5.71 ± 0.12

2.62 ± 0.06

14.7 ± 0.3

65.6 ± 1.3

17.2 ± 0.3

2.76 ± 0.06

17.8 ± 0.3

0.30 ± 0.004

 Mixed Dishes

21.9 ± 0.5

0.66 ± 0.01

24.8 ± 0.4

37.5 ± 0.3

17.4 ± 0.3

2.61 ± 0.02

19.3 ± 0.4

0.27 ± 0.003

 Grains

11.2 ± 0.2

0.28 ± 0.01

33.1 ± 0.5

6.18 ± 0.08

13.4 ± 0.3

0.75 ± 0.01

6.02 ± 0.13

0.19 ± 0.002

 Snacks and Sweets

7.25 ± 0.26

0.80 ± 0.02

11.5 ± 0.2

32.7 ± 0.7

9.93 ± 0.28

1.85 ± 0.02

7.94 ± 0.23

0.26 ± 0.004

 Fruit

0.97 ± 0.03

3.45 ± 0.05

1.37 ± 0.04

158 ± 3

3.43 ± 0.08

3.08 ± 0.05

5.98 ± 0.15

0.20 ± 0.004

 Vegetables

4.27 ± 0.16

1.21 ± 0.03

5.35 ± 0.17

62.5 ± 0.9

8.37 ± 0.22

1.96 ± 0.03

13.8 ± 0.3

0.13 ± 0.002

  1. Data from NHANES 2011–2014