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Table 3 Nutrient and energy intakes of the school children and percentage of energy from the energy giving nutrients

From: Nutritional value of school meals and their contributions to energy and nutrient intakes of rural school children in Enugu and Anambra States, Nigeria

Schools/Age groups

Protein (g) (% energy)

Carbohydrate (g) (% energy)

Fat (g) (% energy)

Energy (Kcal)

Vitamin A (mg)

Vitamin C (mg)

Calcium (mg)

Iron (mg)

Zinc (mg)

 6 – 9 years

23.47b(22.4)

58.18ab(55.5)

10.32b(22.1)

410.58b

300.78b

13.07ab

193.79b

1.88a

3.57a

 10 – 14 years

26.80c(22.8)

64.42bc(54.8)

11.69c(22.4)

439.24c

330.71c

15.12b

212.61c

2.08b

4.09b

 15 – 18 years

27.10c(22.7)

65.39c(54.9)

11.86c(22.4)

466.91d

335.82c

15.23b

215.81c

2.09b

4.11b

Oma-Eke Community Primary School

 2 – 5 years

18.81a(20.4)

52.23a(56.8)

9.32a(22.8)

369.43a

261.48a

12.64a

154.70a

1.41a

4.23a

 6 – 9 years

22.90b(20.3)

64.60b(57.3)

11.24ab(22.4)

452.80b

318.98b

16.01b

176.84b

1.62b

5.20b

 10 – 14 years

25.10c(20.3)

71.09c(57.4)

12.31bc(22.3)

497.42c

338.74bc

17.79b

188.99c

1.73c

5.90b

 15 – 18 years

25.10c(20.2)

71.31c(57.3)

12.47bc(22.5)

497.87c

353.75c

17.68b

190.60c

1.72c

5.87b

Abatete Community Primary School

 2 – 5 years

18.11a(20.1)

52.09a(57.9)

8.78a(22.0)

359.82a

214.75a

13.50a

132.90a

1.74a

2.10a

 6 – 9 years

22.33b(20.6)

62.31b(57.4)

10.62ab(22.0)

434.14b

254.84b

15.28a

159.98b

2.08b

2.54b

 10 – 14 years

24.43ab(20.7)

67.85bc(57.4)

11.48ab(21.0)

472.18c

265.70c

17.87b

171.18c

2.14b

2.79b

 15 – 18 years

27.27c(20.8)

70.15c(53.6)

14.86b(25.6)

513.72d

264.16c

17.12b

172.24c

2.16b

3.02c

  1. Values with different superscripts in the same column for each school are significantly (P < 0.05) different