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Table 2 One-day nutrient intakes from food, beverage and supplements of infants aged 6 to 11 months (n = 444)

From: Nutrient intakes of infants and toddlers from maternal and child care centres in urban areas of China, based on one 24-hour dietary recall

Nutrient

RNI or AI

EAR

Median

Mean ± SD

Macronutrients

 Energy (EER, Kcal/d)

80

 

73

79 ± 46

 Fat (g/d)

  

26

25 ± 14

 Carbohydrate (g/d)

80 (AI)

 

85

103 ± 74

 Protein (g/d)

20

15

20.8

23.8 ± 15.6

 Fibre (g/d)

  

1.2

2.0 ± 2.8

As percentage of total energy

 Fat (%)

40 (AI)

 

34

32 ± 12

 Carbohydrate (%)

  

54

56 ± 13

 Protein (%)

  

12.4

13.1 ± 3.9

Antioxidants

 Vitamin C (mg/d)

40 (AI)

 

53

55 ± 45

 Vitamin E (mg/d)

4 (AI)

 

6.0

7.3 ± 8.6

B vitamins

 Thiamine (mg/d)

0.3 (AI)

 

0.4

0.5 ± 0.4

 Riboflavin (mg/d)

0.5 (AI)

 

0.7

0.8 ± 0.6

 Niacin (mg/d)

3 (AI)

 

3.3

4.2 ± 3.5

 Vitamin B6 (mg/d)

0.4 (AI)

 

0.3

0.3 ± 0.4

 Folate (μg dietary folate equivalents/d)

100 (AI)

 

73

93 ± 92

Bone-related nutrients

 Calcium (mg/d)

250 (AI)

 

470

524 ± 424

 Phosphorus (mg/d)

180 (AI)

 

366

431 ± 293

 Magnesium (mg/d)

65 (AI)

 

114

120 ± 81

Other micronutrients

 Vitamin A (μgRAE/d)

350 (AI)

 

622

697 ± 514

 Iron (mg/d)

10

7

7.3

8.5 ± 6.0

 Zinc (mg/d)

3.5

2.8

4.3

4.9 ± 3.3

 Sodium (mg/d)

350

 

307

564 ± 1005

 Potassium (mg/d)

550

 

515

636 ± 479

 Selenium (μg/d)

20 (AI)

 

12.3

15.2 ± 12.6

  1. RNI Recommended Nutrient Intake, AI Adequate Intake, EAR Estimated Average Requirements, EER Estimated Energy Requirement, RAE retinol activity equivalent. A blank space in columns of RNI/AI and EAR indicates that no value has been defined by the Chinese Nutrition Society