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Table 2 Comparison of mean (SD) daily intakes and Dietary Reference Intakes (DRI) for minerals

From: Canadian infants' nutrient intakes from complementary foods during the first year of life

Age (months)

n

Ca (mg)

Fe (mg)

K (mg)

Na (mg)

Zn (mg)

Mg (mg)

P (mg)

Cu (mg)

Mn (mg)

Se (μg)

3

110

169 (204)

3.6 (4.8)

179 (287)

57 (138)

1 (3)

16 (24)

157 (188)

0.1 (0.1)

0.2 (0.3)

3 (7)

4

252

155 (225)

4.4 (6.9)

188 (356)

46 (111)

1 (8)

16 (29)

154 (223)

0.1 (0.1)

0.3 (0.4)

4 (7)

5

305

184(192)

5.2 (5.6)

284 (339)

76 (114)

2 (8)

24 (28)

186 (193)

0.1 (0.1)

0.4 (0.6)

6 (9)

6

396

211 (197)

6.3 (5.9)

397 (365)

118 (129)

4 (8)

34 (29)

228 (200)

0.2 (0.1)

0.6 (0.6)

7(9)

7

320

241(221)

7.0 (6.0)

459 (326)

153 (140)

5 (9)

40 (35)

262 (220)

0.2 (0.1)

0.7 (0.7)

9 (10)

8

335

271 (238)

7.3 (7.0)

546 (388)

222 (201)

5 (11)

49 (35)

300 (240)

0.2 (0.1)

0.8 (0.6)

11 (11)

9

298

283 (211)

7.1 (5.6)

576 (360)

255 (210)

5 (9)

53 (34)

314 (202)

0.2 (0.1)

0.8 (0.7)

13 (11)

10

331

360 (255)

6.5 (4.8)

703 (437)

372 (267)

5 (9)

66 (38)

387 (240)

0.2 (0.1)

0.9 (0.7)

18 (14)

11

233

370 (324)

5.7 (5.5)

662 (471)

412 (319)

4 (7)

65 (45)

392 (304)

0.2 (0.2)

0.9 (0.8)

19 (16)

12

36

428 (312)

5.2 (4.6)

764 (574)

488 (408)

4 (4)

89 (72)

452 (314)

0.2 (0.2)

1.3 (1.3)

27 (21)

DRI for 0-6 m1

210

0.27

400

120

2

30

100

0.2

0.003

15

Mean Actual Daily Intake from CF (3-6 m)

180

4.9

262

74.1

2

23

181

0.1

0.4

5

% CF Contributed to DRI1 at 3-6 m

86

1806

65

62

99

75

181

50

12569

33

DRI for 7-12 m1

270

11

700

370

3

75

275

0.22

0.6

20

Recommended Amount from CF only (7-12 m)2

140

7.7

440

290

2

55

200

0.04

0.597

11

Mean Actual Daily Intake from CF (7-12 m)

304 (260)

6.7 (5.6)

590 (426)

281 (258)

5 (8)

55 (43)

330 (253)

0.2 (0.1)

0.8 (0.8)

14 (14)

% CF Contributed to DRI1 at 7-12 m

113

61

84

76

164

73

120

91

136

71

% of CF recommendation (7-12 m)

217

87

134

97

273

100

165

500

137

128

  1. 1 DRI (AI) - includes intake from formula/breast milk and CF [5, 7]
  2. 2 For Ca, P, and Mg, explicitly stated by Institute of Medicine as part of total DRI (from both CF and breast milk/formula) [5]; For all other nutrients, calculated by subtracting amount consumed from breast milk (based on concentration in milk [11] and average volume consumed per day [5]) from the total DRI