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Table 13 Sources of vitamin C among infants and toddlers 6–35 months from the MING study

From: Food sources of energy and nutrients in the diets of infants and toddlers in urban areas of China, based on one 24-hour dietary recall

 

Age 6–11 months

Age 12–23 months

Age 24–35 months

Rank

Food Group

% of Total

Food Group

% of Total

Food Group

% of Total

1

Infant formula

46

Growing-up milk

43

Growing-up milk

26

2

Breast milk

20

Citrus fruits

10

Citrus fruits

14

3

Infant cereal

5

Chinese cabbages

7

Chinese cabbages

10

4

Citrus fruits

4

Kiwi fruits

6

Supplements

5

5

Chinese cabbages

3

Other root vegetables

4

Other leafy vegetables

5

6

Kiwi fruits

3

Spinach

3

Coles

5

7

Apples/applesauce

2

Bananas

3

Spinach

4

8

Supplements

2

Broccoli

2

Bananas

3

9

Spinach

2

Apples/applesauce

2

Tomatoes/tomato sauce

3

10

Growing-up milk

2

Other leafy vegetables

2

Broccoli

3

11

Bananas

2

Tomatoes/tomato sauce

2

Apples/applesauce

3

12

Other leafy vegetables

1

Coles

2

Potatoes

2

13

-

 

Supplements

2

Kiwi fruits

2

14

-

 

Potatoes

1

Other root vegetables

2

15

-

 

Breast milk

1

Carrots

2

16

-

 

Sweet potatoes/yams

1

Other fruits

2

17

-

 

-

 

Jujube

2

18

-

 

-

 

Milk

1

19

-

 

-

 

Sweet potatoes/yams

1

20

-

 

-

 

100 juice

1