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Table 3 Ranked Sources of Dietary Fiber (includes all sources ā‰„2% of total fiber intake)

From: Nutrient intakes and sources of fiber among children with low and high dietary fiber intake: the 2016 feeding infants and toddlers study (FITS), a cross-sectional survey

Ā 

12ā€“23.9ā€‰Months

24ā€“35.6ā€‰Months

36ā€“47.9ā€‰Months

ā‰¤25th %ile

nĀ =ā€‰259

ā‰„75th %ile

nĀ =ā€‰289

ā‰¤25th %ile

nĀ =ā€‰79

ā‰„75th %ile

nĀ =ā€‰75

ā‰¤25th %ile

nĀ =ā€‰72

ā‰„75th %ile

nĀ =ā€‰72

Rank

Food

%

Food

%

Food

%

Food

%

Food

%

Food

%

1

Grains

26

Fruit/Juice

31

Mixed Dishes

23

Fruit/Juice

32

Grains

27

Grains

27

ā€ƒWhole grains

14

-Fruits

26

-Pizza

5

-Fruit

29

ā€ƒWhole Grains

7

ā€ƒWhole Grains

21

-Cereala

9

ā€ƒBanana

8

-Sandwich

4

ā€ƒApple

8

-Breada

10

-Breada

7

ā€ƒSweetenedb

5

ā€ƒApples

4

ā€ƒPeanut butter

3

ā€ƒBanana

8

-Cereala

7

ā€ƒWhole grain

6

ā€ƒWhole grainb

8

ā€ƒBerries

4

-Beef dishes

3

ā€ƒOrange

4

ā€ƒWhole grainb

5

-Cereala

9

-Breada

6

ā€ƒAvocado

3

-Macaroni & cheese

3

ā€ƒBerries

3

ā€ƒPresweetenedb

4

ā€ƒNon-sweetb

5

-Crackersa

3

ā€ƒCitrus Fruits

2

-Pasta dishes

2

ā€ƒPear

2

Ā Ā 

ā€ƒWhole grainb

8

-Infant Cereala

2

ā€ƒOrange

2

-Burrito, taco, nachos

2

Ā Ā Ā Ā 

-Crackers

5

-Pancakes/Wafflesa

-Pasta/Ricea

2

2

ā€ƒOther

-Baby foods

6

3

-Soup

2

Ā Ā Ā Ā 

-Pasta/rice

-Pancakes/Waffles

3

2

2

Fruit/Juice

20

Grains

25

Grains

20

Grains

19

Mixed Dishes

18

Fruit/Juice

25

-Fruits

13

ā€ƒWhole Grains

20

ā€ƒWhole Grains

8

ā€ƒWhole Grains

14

-Pizza

6

-Fruits

24

ā€ƒApple

5

-Cereala

9

-Breada

5

-Cereala

8

-Macaroni & cheese

4

ā€ƒApple

6

ā€ƒBananas

5

ā€ƒNon-sweetb

6

-Cereala

6

ā€ƒNon-sweetb

6

-Pasta dishes

4

ā€ƒBanana

8

āˆ’100% Juice

5

ā€ƒWhole grainb

9

ā€ƒSweetenedb

4

ā€ƒWhole grainb

7

-Sandwiches

3

ā€ƒOther

4

Ā Ā 

-Breada

6

ā€ƒWholegrainb

4

-Breada

5

Ā Ā 

ā€ƒBerries

2

Ā Ā 

-Pasta/ricea

4

-Pancakes/wafflesa

4

-Pasta/rice

3

Ā Ā 

ā€ƒOrange

2

Ā Ā 

-Crackersa

2

ā€ƒPancakes

3

-Pancakes/wafflesa

2

Ā Ā 

ā€ƒPear

2

Ā Ā 

-Pancakes/wafflesa

2

-Pasta/rice

2

ā€ƒPancakes

2

Ā Ā 

-Juice

2

Ā Ā Ā 

-Infant cereala

2

Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 

3

Mixed Dishes

19

Vegetables

16

Fruit/Juice

18

Meat/Protein

14

Fruit/Juice

14

Meat/Protein

16

-Pasta dishes

4

-Other

4

-Fruits

14

-Non-Meat protein

ā€ƒLegumes

ā€ƒPeanut butter/nuts/seeds

14

8

5

-Fruit

11

-Non-meat protein

ā€ƒLegumes

ā€ƒPeanut butter/nuts/seeds

15

10

5

-Macaroni & cheese

3

ā€ƒGreen beans

2

ā€ƒBananas

4

Ā Ā 

ā€ƒBanana

4

Ā Ā 

-Pizza

3

-Dark green

3

ā€ƒApple

3

Ā Ā 

ā€ƒApple

2

Ā Ā 

-Soup

2

ā€ƒBroccoli

2

ā€ƒMelon

2

Ā Ā 

ā€ƒGrapes

2

Ā Ā 

-Sandwich

2

-Orange/red

3

-Juice

4

Ā Ā 

-Juice

2

Ā Ā 

-Baby food dinners

2

-Starchy

2

Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 
Ā Ā 

-White potato

2

Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 
Ā Ā 

-Baby food

2

Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 

4

Vegetables

9

Meat/Protein

11

Sweets

14

Vegetables

13

Sweets

13

Vegetables

11

-White potato

7

-Non-meat Protein

10

-Sweet bakery

5

-Orange/red

4

-Cereal Bars

7

-Other

4

ā€ƒFried

3

ā€ƒLegumes

8

ā€ƒCookies /brownies

3

ā€ƒCarrots

2

-Sweet bakery

6

-Orange/red

2

ā€ƒMashed

3

ā€ƒPeanut butter, nuts, seeds

2

-Candy

2

-Other

4

ā€ƒCookies/brownies

3

-White potato

2

-Starchy

3

Ā Ā 

-Sweetened beverages

2

-Dark green

2

-Sweetened beverages

2

Ā Ā 

ā€ƒCorn

2

Ā Ā Ā Ā 

ā€ƒBroccoli

2

Ā Ā Ā Ā 

-Other

3

Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 

ā€ƒGreen beans

2

Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 

-Orange/red

2

Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 

5

Sweets

9

Mixed Dishes

8

Vegetables

12

Mixed Dishes

12

Vegetables

12

Mixed Dishes

10

-Sweet bakery

4

-Pasta dishes

2

-Orange/red

2

-Bean dishes

4

-Other

3

-Sandwiches

3

ā€ƒCookies/brownies

3

Ā Ā 

-Other

2

-Soup

3

ā€ƒGreen beans

2

-Bean dishes

2

Ā Ā Ā Ā 

ā€ƒGreen beans

2

Ā Ā 

-White potato

7

-Pasta dishes

2

Ā Ā Ā Ā 

-White Potato

7

Ā Ā 

ā€ƒFried

4

Ā Ā 
Ā Ā Ā Ā 

ā€ƒFried

6

Ā Ā 

ā€ƒMashed

2

Ā Ā 

6

Meat/Protein

6

Sweets

5

Savory Snacks

6

Sweets

6

Savory Snacks

7

Sweets

5

-Non-meat protein

3

-Sweet bakery

2

-Corn chips

3

-Cereal bars

3

-Chips

4

-Cereal bars

3

Ā Ā Ā Ā 

-Chips

2

Ā Ā 

-Puffs

2

-Sweet bakery

2

7

Savory Snacks

2

Dairy

3

Meat/ Protein

4

Dairy

3

Meat/Protein

5

Savory snacks

2

Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 

ā€ƒPeanut butter/nuts/seeds

2

-Chips

2

8

Dairy

2

Savory Snacks

2

Dairy

2

Ā Ā 

Dairy

3

Dairy

2

Ā Ā 

-Chips

2

Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 
  1. aWhole grain and non-whole grain combined, bAll cereals were categorized as both whole grain/non-whole grain and sweetened/non-sweetened