Table 2 Median nutrient intake (percentage of total intake) derived from different dietary food groups
From: Nutrient intakes of rural Tibetan mothers: a cross-sectional survey
|  | Energy (kJ/d) | Protein (g/d) | Fat (g/d) | Carbohydrate (g/d) | Vitamin A (μg/d)* | Vitamin B1 (mg/d) | Vitamin B2 (mg/d) | Vitamin C (mg/d) | Vitamin E (mg/d) | Calcium (mg/d) | Iron (mg/d) | Zinc (mg/d) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Staple | ||||||||||||
   Wheat products | 1587.3 (18.1) | 10.7 (18.6) | 3.4 (6.0) | 78.6 (22.0) | 4.4 (1.8) | 0.02 (2.3) | 0.04 (6.3) | /†| 0.8 (6.8) | 32.1 (6.2) | 2.5 (7.1) | 1.01 (5.8) |
   Rice products | 1336.6 (15.2) | 7.3 (12.7) | 0.9 (1.7) | 71.0 (19.9) | /†| 0.05 (5.7) | 0.08 (12.5) | /†| 0.3 (2.1) | 19.8 (3.8) | 3.4 (9.7) | 2.32 (13.4) |
   Tibetan naked barley | 2418.3 (27.6) | 12.9 (22.4) | 9.9 (17.4) | 117.7 (33.0) | /†| 0.51 (58.0) | 0.21 (32.8) | /†| 2.2 (18.2) | 185.3 (35.9) | 16.6 (47.8) | 8.38 (48.4) |
Meat, poultry, and fish | ||||||||||||
   Meat | 332.4 (3.8) | 6.6 (11.5) | 5.5 (9.7) | 0.9 (0.3) | 4.4 (1.8) | 0.04 (4.6) | 0.04 (6.3) | < 0.01 | 0.2 (1.7) | 6.6 (1.3) | 1.0 (2.8) | 1.32 (7.6) |
   Poultry and fish | 14.7 (0.2) | 0.4 (0.7) | 0.2 (0.3) | 0.02 (0.01) | 0.9 (0.4) | < 0.01 | < 0.01 | /†| 0.01 (0.1) | 0.2 (0.04) | 0.03 (0.1) | 0.02 (0.1) |
Eggs, milk, and dried legumes | ||||||||||||
   Eggs and milk | 84.1 (1.0) | 1.2 (2.2) | 1.0 (1.8) | 1.4 (0.4) | 17.3 (7.1) | 0.01 (1.1) | 0.03 (4.7) | 0.2 (0.3) | 0.1 (1.0) | 24.2 (4.7) | 0.2 (0.5) | 0.14 (0.8) |
   Dried legumes | 17.2 (0.2) | 0.3 (0.5) | 0.3 (0.5) | 0.2 (0.1) | < 0.01 | < 0.01 | /†| /†| 0.2 (1.5) | 8.6 (1.7) | 0.1 (0.3) | 0.05 (0.3) |
Vegetables, tubers, and starches | 263.3 (3.0) | 2.5 (4.4) | 0.3 (0.5) | 14.0 (3.9) | 55.4 (22.8) | 0.07 (8.0) | 0.07 (10.9) | 40.4 (59.5) | 0.9 (7.3) | 35.0 (6.8) | 1.5 (4.3) | 0.52 (3.0) |
Fruits and nuts | 396.8 (4.5) | 2.4 (4.1) | 4.6 (8.1) | 8.9 (2.5) | 28.5 (11.7) | 0.07 (8.0) | 0.05 (7.8) | 6.1 (8.9) | 3.0 (24.9) | 14.1 (2.7) | /†| /†|
Drinks and snacks | ||||||||||||
   Drinks | 593.2 (6.8) | 3.4 (5.9) | 11.5 (20.3) | 6.0 (1.7) | 64.8 (26.7) | 0.04 (4.6) | 0.03 (4.7) | 2.3 (3.4) | 0.3 (2.4) | 100.5 (19.5) | 1.6 (4.5) | 0.68 (3.9) |
   Snacks | 650.9 (7.4) | 1.9 (3.3) | 3.3 (5.7) | 25.9 (7.3) | /†| 0.04 (4.6) | 0.03 (4.7) | 3.6 (5.3) | 0.3 (2.9) | 11.7 (2.3) | 1.5 (4.4) | 0.26 (1.5) |