Table 3 Differences in intake of selected nutrients by reported frequency of organic consumption among 63 808 women in the Norwegian Mother and Child Cohort Study 2002-2007
Total organic consumption (all food groups combined) | Organic consumption by food groups | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Low = sum index≤6 | Frequent = sum index>6 | Organic vegetables | Organic fruit | Organic bread & cereal | Organic milk & dairy | Organic eggs | Organic meat | |
Nutrients | Mean intake (SE) | Difference in intake | ||||||
Frequent vs. low (SE) | High vs. low organic consumption by food groups (SE) | |||||||
Energy kJ/day | 9686 (11) | 592 (36)*** | 577 (39)*** | 681 (42)*** | 556 (42)*** | 560 (40)*** | 361 (36)*** | 646 (51)*** |
E% from protein | 15.5 (0.009) | -0.3 (0.03)*** | -0.2 (0.03)*** | -0.3 (0.03)*** | -0.3 (0.03)*** | -0.2 (0.03)*** | -0.1 (0.03)*** | -0.4 (0.04)*** |
E% from fat | 30.4 (0.02) | 0.2 (0.1)** | ns | -0.3 (0.1)*** | 0.3 (0.1)** | 0.4 (0.1)*** | 0.3 (0.1)*** | ns |
E% from carbohydrate | 53.9 (0.02) | ns | 0.2 (0.1)** | 0.5 (0.1)*** | ns | -0.2 (0.1)** | -0.2 (0.1)** | ns |
E% from added sugar | 10.6 (0.02) | ns | -0.3 (0.1)** | ns | ns | ns | -0.5 (0.1)*** | 0.8 (0.1)*** |
Dietary fiber g/10MJ | 31.8 (0.03) | 1.5 (0.1)*** | 2.0 (0.1)*** | 1.4 (0.1)*** | 1.3 (0.1)*** | 0.5 (0.1)*** | 2.0 (0.1)*** | 0.7 (0.2)*** |
β-carotene μg/10MJ | 2702 (7.7) | 293 (26)*** | 520 (28)*** | 294 (30)*** | 230 (30)*** | 150 (29)*** | 316 (26)*** | ns |
Vitamin D, μg/10MJ | 3.56 (0.009) | 0.2 (0.03)*** | 0.2 (0.03)*** | 0.1 (0.03)** | 0.1 (0.04)** | ns | 0.2 (0.03)*** | ns |
Vitamin C mg/10MJ | 171 (0.3) | 16 (1.2)*** | 21 (1.3)*** | 21 (1.3)*** | 9.4 (1.4)*** | 7.2 (1.3)*** | 17 (1.2)*** | 6.1 (1.7)*** |
Folate, μg/10MJ | 284 (0.3) | 21 (1.0)*** | 26 (1.1)*** | 23 (1.1)*** | 15 (1.2)*** | 13 (1.1)*** | 25 (1.0)*** | 4.5 (1.4)** |
Calcium, mg/10MJ | 1075 (1.3) | ns | ns | ns | -13. (5.0)** | 30 (4.7)*** | ns | -20 (6.1)** |
Magnesium, mg/10MJ | 414 (0.2) | 7.4 (0.8)*** | 11 (0.9)*** | 6.6 (0.9)*** | 4.8 (1.0)*** | 3.9 (0.9)*** | 14 (0.8)*** | 9.2 (1.2)*** |
Potassium, mg/10MJ | 4169 (2.9) | 90.6 (9.7)*** | 162 (11)*** | 135 (11)*** | 42 (12)*** | 36 (11)** | 128 (9.7)*** | 41 (14)** |
Sodium, mg/10MJ | 3190 (2.3) | -127 (6.8)*** | -118 (7.5)*** | -140 (7.9)*** | -119 (8.0)*** | -118 (7.6)*** | -100 (6.8)*** | -97 (9.7)*** |