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Table 3 One-day nutrient intakes from food, beverage and supplements of toddlers aged 12 to 35 months (n = 965)

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

 

12 to 23 months

24 to 35 months

Nutrient

RNI or AI

EAR

Median

Mean ± SD

Median

Mean (SD)

Macronutrients

 Energy (EER, Kcal/d)

12–23 months: M 900, F 800

 

953

1138 ± 647

1060

1189 ± 586

24–35months: M 1100, F 1000

 Fat (g/d)

  

35

41 ± 27

36

41 ± 24

 Carbohydrate (g/d)

 

120

124

154 ± 93

144

163 ± 91

 Protein (g/d)

25

20

34

41 ± 26

40

45 ± 24

 Fibre (g/d)

  

3.2

4.1 ± 4.1

4.1

5.9 ± 6.5

As percentage of total energy

 Fat (%)

35 (AI)

 

33

32 ± 11

31

31 ± 11

 Carbohydrate (%)

50 ~ 60

 

53

54 ± 12

54

54 ± 12

 Protein (%)

  

13.7

14.5 ± 4.3

14.8

15.6 ± 4.2

 Antioxidants

      

 Vitamin C (mg/d)

40

35

59

87 ± 91

50

76 ± 182

 Vitamin E (mg/d)

6 (AI)

 

10

12 ± 8

10.3

12.4 ± 8.9

B vitamins

 Thiamine (mg/d)

0.6

0.5

0.6

0.8 ± .07

0.6

0.8 ± 0.8

 Riboflavin (mg/d)

0.6

0.5

0.8

1.2 ± 1.2

0.8

1.1 ± 1.0

 Niacin (mg/d)

6

5

6.2

7.5 ± 5.5

7.2

8.8 ± 6.2

 Vitamin B6 (mg/d)

0.6

0.5

0.4

0.5 ± 0.6

0.4

0.6 ± 0.7

 Folate (μg dietary folate equivalents/d)

160

130

112

138 ± 108

124

174 ± 180

Bone-related nutrients

 Calcium (mg/d)

600

500

559

804 ± 829

510

646 ± 528

 Phosphorus (mg/d)

300

250

606

764 ± 577

677

762 ± 415

 Magnesium (mg/d)

140

110

129

152 ± 95

143

160 ± 87

Other micronutrients

 Vitamin A (μgRAE/d)

310

220

610

805 ± 756

445

587 ± 503

 Iron (mg/d)

9

6

10.8

13.3 ± 9.4

11.8

15.2 ± 13.8

 Zinc (mg/d)

4

3

6.1

7.7 ± 5.5

6.7

7.6 ± 4.4

 Sodium (mg/d)

700 (AI)

 

1981

2399 ± 1757

1941

2271 ± 2351

 Potassium (mg/d)

900 (AI)

 

1052

1328 ± 1022

1158

1343 ± 820

 Selenium (μg/d)

25

20

23

27 ± 21

27

31 ± 17

  1. RNI Recommended Nutrient Intake, AI Adequate Intake, EAR Estimated Average Requirement, EER Estimated Energy Requirements, 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