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Appendix E-3.1.A5. Nutrient Profiles for 2015 USDA Food Patterns

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Consumption-weighted average nutrient content of a group or subgroup for a standardized amount from each group.

Based on NHANES 2009-10 consumption data, 2 days of food intake, SR26 nutrient data

Food Groups Fruit Vegetables Grains Protein Foods Dairy      
Subgroups Dark Green Red-Orange Beans & Peas Starchy Other Whole grains Refined grains Meats Poultry Fish- Hi n3 Fish- Lo n3 Eggs Soy prdts Nuts/ Seeds Oils Solid fats Added Sugars
Amount 1 cup eq 1 cup eq 1 cup eq 1 cup eq 1 cup eq 1 cup eq 1 oz eq 1 oz eq 1 oz eq 1 oz eq 1 oz eq 1 oz eq 1 oz eq 1 oz eq 1 oz eq 1 cup eq 1 gram 1 gram 1 gram
Macronutrients
Calories , kcal 98 33 43 243 179 48 92 85 49 51 53 31 78 47 87 77 9 8 4
Protein, g 1.1 2.7 1.6 15.7 4.0 1.9 3.3 2.4 7.1 7.8 6.5 6.1 6.3 10.2 3.1 8.7 0.0 0.0 0.0
Carbohydrate, g 24.6 6.4 10.1 43.5 34.8 9.2 17.4 15.9 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.2 0.6 1.0 3.2 8.4 0.0 0.0 1.0
Fiber, dietary, g 2.3 3.3 2.4 15.4 3.7 2.6 2.4 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.7 1.2 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0
Total lipid (fat), g 0.3 0.4 0.3 1.3 3.2 1.1 1.3 1.2 2.0 1.9 2.8 0.5 5.3 0.9 7.5 0.9 1.0 0.9 0.0
Trans fatty acids, g 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.04 0.00
Saturated fats, g 0.06 0.07 0.04 0.25 0.42 0.16 0.27 0.28 0.76 0.52 0.58 0.14 1.63 0.15 1.08 0.55 0.14 0.41 0.00
Monounsat fats, g 0.04 0.03 0.03 0.22 1.81 0.56 0.34 0.44 0.87 0.70 0.98 0.13 2.04 0.22 3.67 0.25 0.34 0.34 0.00
Polyunsat fats, g 0.09 0.18 0.11 0.58 0.63 0.21 0.56 0.37 0.12 0.44 0.96 0.15 0.71 0.41 2.43 0.07 0.48 0.14 0.00
Linoleic acid, g 0.07 0.05 0.11 0.36 0.54 0.16 0.52 0.34 0.10 0.35 0.16 0.03 0.59 0.36 2.31 0.04 0.42 0.13 0.00
Linolenic acid, g 0.03 0.13 0.01 0.22 0.08 0.05 0.03 0.03 0.01 0.02 0.03 0.00 0.02 0.04 0.11 0.01 0.06 0.01 0.00
EPA, g 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.16 0.03 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
DHA, g 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.33 0.05 0.02 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Stearic Acid, g 0.00 0.01 0.01 0.02 0.14 0.01 0.04 0.10 0.26 0.12 0.08 0.03 0.41 0.04 0.22 0.10 0.03 0.10 0.00
Cholesterol, mg 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 20 24 18 28 187 0 0 7 0 1 0
Minerals
Calcium, mg 19 75 24 83 17 38 44 29 2 4 8 14 25 45 13 295 0 0 0
Iron, mg 0.4 1.5 1.3 4.3 1.0 0.7 2.2 1.1 0.5 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.6 1.9 0.4 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0
Magnesium, mg 20 38 22 95 37 18 31 8 6 7 9 10 5 9 29 20 0 0 0
Phosphorus, mg 28 62 44 269 100 46 91 39 65 60 73 74 86 103 65 232 0 0 0
Potassium, mg 311 377 443 739 604 266 94 33 93 76 104 82 63 27 96 235 0 0 0
Sodium, mg 4 46 34 3 74 30 84 101 127 59 41 118 62 116 20 202 0 2 0
Zinc, mg 0.2 0.5 0.3 1.9 0.6 0.4 1.4 0.3 1.2 0.6 0.2 0.6 0.5 0.6 0.5 1.1 0.0 0.0 0.0
Copper, mg 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Manganese, mg 0.20 0.41 0.21 0.87 0.25 0.23 0.69 0.16 0.00 0.01 0.02 0.02 0.01 0.25 0.29 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00
Selenium, µg 0.5 1.4 0.5 6.0 1.3 1.6 6.2 6.4 8.2 6.1 13.4 14.6 15.4 1.3 1.4 6.6 0.0 0.0 0.0
Vitamins
Vitamin A, µg_RAE 16 324 284 0 7 20 43 10 11.45 3.83 4.20 10.42 74.50 0.00 0.08 98 0 2 0
Vitamin E, mg AT 0.34 1.44 1.56 0.69 0.38 0.36 0.30 0.06 0.09 0.07 0.15 0.27 0.52 0.00 1.36 0.04 0.14 0.05 0.00
Vitamin D, IU 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 6.0 1.0 4.14 1.40 98.69 19.50 43.50 0.00 0.00 59.3 0.0 0.3 0.0
Vitamin C, mg 33.5 47.5 20.0 1.1 11.9 17.0 1.3 0.2 0.04 0.00 0.74 0.34 0.00 0.02 0.05 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0
Thiamin, mg 0.07 0.08 0.05 0.35 0.23 0.07 0.14 0.14 0.06 0.02 0.07 0.02 0.03 0.03 0.04 0.07 0.00 0.00 0.00
Riboflavin, mg 0.06 0.15 0.07 0.11 0.06 0.08 0.10 0.08 0.06 0.05 0.04 0.03 0.26 0.02 0.04 0.29 0.00 0.00 0.00
Niacin, mg 0.55 0.61 1.36 0.75 2.62 0.73 1.84 1.24 1.66 2.59 2.03 1.17 0.03 0.18 1.27 0.15 0.00 0.00 0.00
Vitamin B-6, mg 0.16 0.20 0.17 0.29 0.33 0.15 0.18 0.05 0.11 0.13 0.15 0.07 0.06 0.02 0.06 0.06 0.00 0.00 0.00
Vitamin B-12, µg 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.29 0.09 0.60 0.10 0.91 1.57 0.56 0.00 0.00 0.83 0.00 0.00 0.00
Choline, mg 10 31 16 41 24 14 8 4 26 22 5 19 147 25 7 24 0 0 0
Vitamin K, µg 3 285 9 5 7 29 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0