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Table 3 Daily nutrient content of the Australianised Mediterranean diet, calculated from FoodWorks Professionala

From: A randomised controlled intervention trial evaluating the efficacy of an Australianised Mediterranean diet compared to the habitual Australian diet on cognitive function, psychological wellbeing and cardiovascular health in healthy older adults (MedLey study): protocol paper

Nutrients

Energy level 1

Energy level 2

Energy level 3

Energy level 4

Energy (kJ/kcal)

9608/2300

8593/2055

7387/1770

6384/1500

Protein (g)

97

90

79

64

Total fat (g)

105

93

79

66

- SFA (g)

20

18

15

11

- PUFA (g)

20

16

14

13

- MUFA (g)

58

53

44

37

Cholesterol (mg)

90

83

80

66

CHO (g)

209

186

158

146

Sugars (g)

100

86

78

73

Alcohol (g)

6

5

5

5

Dietary fibre (g)

47

40

35

32

Vitamin C (mg)

291.8

254.9

251.5

219.7

Vitamin E (mg)

22.9

21.5

17.8

16.0

Total folate (μg)

529.9

454.7

440.4

391.7

β-carotene equivalents (μg)

6141.9

5528.5

4988.6

4602.5

Sodium (mg)

1887.8

1653.3

1315.5

1057.9

Potassium (mg)

4324.5

3916.0

3574.0

3092.2

Magnesium (mg)

451.8

408.1

354.0

306.7

Calcium (mg)

841.3

783.9

652.4

571.2

Phosphorus (mg)

1732.3

1594.3

1386.0

1137.9

Iron (mg)

18.6

17.0

13.6

11.9

Zinc (mg)

11.9

10.8

9.3

7.5

kJ from protein (%)

17

18

18

17

kJ from fat (%)

40

40

40

38

kJ from SFA (%)

8

8

8

7

kJ from MUFA (%)

22

23

22

21

kJ from CHO (%)

39

39

39

41

Fat as MUFA (%)

59

61

60

61

Fat as PUFA (%)

20

18

19

21

Fat as SFA (%)

21

21

21

19

Long chain n-3 (EPA + DHA + DPA) (mg)

1051

1045

1042

566

18:2n-6 linoleic acid (g)

16.94

13.32

12.19

11.17

18:3n-3 linolenic (ALA) (g)

1.78

1.38

1.08

1.11

  1. SFA saturated fatty acid, MUFA monounsaturated fatty acid, PUFA polyunsaturated fatty acid, CHO carbohydrate, n-3 omega-3, EPA eicosapentaenoic acid, DHA docosahexaenoic acid, DPA docosapentaenoic acid, ALA alpha-linolenic acid
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