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Table 5 Proportion of energy and key nutrients from meat/poultry/fish by gender and age group (2–18 years and 19+ years) per day after disaggregation of mixed dishes

From: Consumption patterns of meat, poultry, and fish after disaggregation of mixed dishes: secondary analysis of the Australian National Nutrition and Physical Activity Survey 2011–12

Age (year)

Energy %

Protein %

Total fat %

Saturated fat %

Long-chain omega 3 fatty acids %

Iron %

Zinc %

Male

2–18

19+

Total

2–18

19+

Total

2–18

19+

Total

2–18

19+

Total

2–18

19+

Total

2–18

19+

Total

2–18

19+

Total

 Mean intakea

8636

9955

9655

82.0

104.6

99.4

74.3

83.7

81.5

31.4

31.5

31.5

147.1

301.9

266.8

10.8

12.6

12.2

10.2

12.6

12.0

 Beef

7.8

8.7

8.1

14.5

16.7

15.2

9.6

11.5

10.3

8.9

11.3

9.9

12.8

9.1

10.0

10.2

11.8

10.8

16.8

18.7

17.3

 Lamb

1.6

2.2

2.0

3.0

4.2

3.7

2.0

2.9

2.5

1.8

2.8

2.4

2.7

2.3

2.4

2.1

3.0

2.6

3.5

4.7

4.2

 Pork

0.9

1.6

1.4

1.7

3.1

2.7

1.2

2.1

1.8

1.1

2.1

1.7

1.5

1.7

1.7

1.2

2.2

1.9

2.0

3.5

3.0

 Kangaroo

0.0

0.1

0.1

0.0

0.1

0.1

0.0

0.1

0.1

0.0

0.1

0.1

0.0

0.1

0.1

0.0

0.1

0.1

0.1

0.1

0.1

 Game

0.0

0.1

0.1

0.0

0.3

0.2

0.0

0.1

0.1

0.0

0.1

0.1

0.0

0.3

0.2

0.0

0.4

0.3

0.0

0.3

0.2

 Organ/offal

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.2

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.2

0.1

0.1

0.2

0.1

0.1

0.2

0.0

0.1

 Chicken

6.4

7.5

6.9

14

16.2

15.1

8.1

10.1

9.1

5.7

7.8

6.7

5.8

3.9

4.4

4.8

5.5

5.1

6.4

6.8

6.5

 Fish/seafood

2.0

3.6

2.7

4.1

7.4

5.7

2.7

4.8

3.7

1.5

2.9

2.2

39.9

53.0

49.7

1.5

3

2.2

1.4

3

2.2

 Processed meat

5.2

4.5

4.8

7.9

6.7

7.3

8.6

7.8

8.2

8.9

8.6

8.7

5.6

2.6

3.3

5.1

4.4

4.7

7.8

6

6.9

Total meat/poultry/fish

24.1

28.2

26.0

45.3

54.8

50.0

32.3

39.4

35.9

27.9

35.8

31.9

68.6

73.1

72.0

25.0

30.6

27.8

37.9

43.3

40.6

Female

2–18

19+

Total

2–18

19+

Total

2–18

19+

Total

2–18

19+

Total

2–18

19+

Total

2–18

19+

Total

2–18

19+

Total

 Mean intakea

7334

7420

7402

67.8

77.9

75.7

63.8

64.2

64.1

26.6

24.0

24.6

121.5

261.3

231.2

8.6

9.7

9.4

8.0

9.4

9.1

 Beef

7.3

7.4

7.2

13.4

14.6

13.6

14.7

17.8

15.9

7.9

8.9

8.2

13.3

7.2

9.9

9.5

9.3

9.1

15.2

14.9

14.7

 Lamb

1.5

1.9

1.8

2.8

3.7

3.3

3.1

4.5

3.9

1.6

2.2

2.0

2.8

1.8

2.4

2.0

2.3

2.2

3.1

3.8

3.6

 Pork

0.9

1.4

1.3

1.6

2.7

2.4

1.8

3.3

2.8

1.0

1.7

1.4

1.6

1.3

1.7

1.1

1.7

1.6

1.8

2.8

2.6

 Kangaroo

0.0

0.1

0.1

0.0

0.1

0.1

0.0

0.1

0.1

0.0

0.1

0.1

0.0

0.1

0.1

0.0

0.1

0.1

0.1

0.1

0.1

 Game

0.0

0.1

0.0

0.0

0.3

0.2

0.0

0.3

0.2

0.0

0.1

0.0

0.0

0.2

0.2

0.0

0.3

0.2

0.0

0.3

0.2

 Organ/offal

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.1

0.0

0.0

0.1

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.2

0.0

0.0

0.2

0.0

0.0

0.2

0.0

0.0

 Chicken

6.6

7.2

6.9

15.2

16.2

15.7

16.8

19.6

18.2

5.9

7

6.5

7.2

3.5

5.4

4.7

4.8

4.7

6.6

6.2

6.4

 Fish/seafood

1.7

3.7

2.7

3.7

8.1

5.9

4.1

9.9

7

1.1

2.9

1.9

58.6

72.9

60.7

1.3

3

2.2

1.3

3.2

2.2

 Processed meat

4.5

3.7

4.0

7.3

5.6

6.5

8.0

6.8

7.4

7.3

6.7

7.0

5.0

2.0

3.5

4.5

3.3

3.9

7.1

4.4

5.7

Total meat/poultry/fish

22.4

25.4

24.0

44.2

51.1

47.6

48.7

62.3

55.5

24.8

29.5

27.2

68.7

69.0

82.3

23.5

24.8

24.1

35.5

35.6

35.6

  1. aMean intake of energy in Kj, protein in gram, total fat in gram, saturated fat in gram, long-chain omega 3 fatty acids, zinc, and iron in milligram