Patterns of nutrients’ intake at six months in the northeast of Italy: a cohort study

BMC Pediatrics

Table 2 Daily intake of nutrients (percentage of energy or mean quantity of three days)

Nutrient	All infants		ABF		NBF		p value	Recommended daily intake^a
	(n = 268)		(n = 188)		(n = 80)
	Mean	sd	Mean	sd	Mean	sd
Protein (%)	10%		10%		11%
Protein (g)	15	8	13	7	20	8	<0.001	14 g
Total CHO (%)	52%		51%		54%			55-65%
Sugars (%)	32%		34%		27%
Total CHO (g)	79	28	69	23	97	30	<0.001
Sugars (g)	48	13	47	13	49	14	0.278
Fat (%)	38%		39%		35%			30-40%
Fat (g)	25	7	24	7	29	9	<0.001
Sfa (g)	9	3	9	3	9	3	0.736
Mufa (g)	10	4	9	3	12	5	<0.001
Pufa (g)	3	1	3	1	4	2	<0.001
Cholesterol (mg)	68	42	83	33	20	27	<0.001
Fibre (g)	5	4	4	4	6	4	<0.001
Starch (g)	15	13	12	12	19	15	<0.001
Sodium (mg)	373	321	338	297	455	362	<0.001
Potassium (mg)	747	408	693	391	875	422	<0.001
Calcium (mg)	383	184	307	130	562	168	<0.001	500 mg
Zinc (mg)	4	1	3	1	5	1	<0.001	3.1 mg
Iron (mg)	4	4	2	2	7	6	<0.001
Vitamin B1 (mg)	0.5	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.8	0.2	<0.001	0.3 mg
Vitamin B2 (mg)	0.7	0.5	0.5	0.4	1	0.3	<0.001	0.5 mg
Vitamin B6 (mg)	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.5	0.8	0.3	<0.001
Vitamin B12 (μg)	0.6	1.01	0.4	0.4	1.2	2	<0.001
Vitamin C (mg)	63	32	51	26	92	28	<0.001	20 mg
Vitamin D (μg)	3	3	1	2	7	2	<0.001	10 μg
Vitamin E (mg)	1.5	1	1.5	1	1.6	1	0.631	1.14-15.2 mg^b
Vitamin A (μg)	315	374	317	390	310	339	0.701	350 μg
Niacin (mg)	4.4	5	3.4	6	6.8	2	<0.001	5.4 mg
Folate (μg)	98	48	87	47	122	42	<0.001	24 μg
Oleic acid (g)	9	4	9	3	11	5	<0.001
Linoleic acid (g)	3	1	2	1	4	1	<0.001	2 g^c
Linolenic acid (g)	1.1	1	0.8	1	1.6	0.5	<0.001	0.2 g^c

^a[7].
^bThe recommended daily intake of vitamin E for infants 4–6 months old is 0.15-2 mg/kg. The values shown in the table are based on the mean weight of 7.6 kg (n = 207).
^cThe recommended daily intakes of linoleic and linolenic acid for 6-months old infants are 3% and 0.3% of total energy intake, respectively. The values shown in the table are based on the mean energy intake of 599 Kcal (n = 268).

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