Table 3 Comparison of micronutrient intake with the WHO recommendation

Calcium, mg

1000^a

1000^a

2500

408±133

430±120

Magnesium, mg

220^a

260^a

350

180±44

188±40

Potassium, mg

 > 3510^b

 > 3510^b

-

1501±349

1538±301

Sodium, mg

 < 2000^c

 < 2000^c

2000

2424±603

2489±529

Iron, mg

19.6^a

9.1^a

45

9±2

10±2

Zinc, mg

4.9^a

7.0^a

40

6±1

7±1

Selenium, μg

26^a

34^a

400

44±16

55±19

Iodine ug

150^a

150^a

1100

56 ± 22

64 ± 22

Vitamin A ug

500^a

600

3000

339 ± 265

353 ± 144

Thiamin, mg

1.1^a

1.2^a

-

0.5±0.1

0.6±0.2

Riboflavin, mg

1.1^a

1.6^a

-

0.5±0.2

0.5±0.2

Niacin, mg

14^a

16^a

35

16±4

18±4

Folate, μg

400^a

400^a

1000

180±56

198±55

Vitamin B6 mg

1.3^a

1.3^a

-

0.8 ± 0.2

0.9 ± 0.2

Vitamin B12, μg

2.4^a

2.4^a

-

1.4±0.5

1.3±0.4

Vitamin C, mg

45^a

45^a

2000

21±14

18±9

Vitamin D ug

5^a

5^a

100

0.9 ± 0.8

1.1 ± 0.8

Vitamin E mg

7.5^a

10^a

-

1.9 ± 1.7

1.8 ± 0.7