Table 2
Mean daily intake of selected nutrients per 1,000 kcal of energy intake, Canadian household population aged 1 or older, Canada excluding territories, 2015


Table 2
Mean daily intake of selected nutrients per 1,000 kcal of energy intake, Canadian household population aged 1 or older, Canada excluding territories, 2015
Table summary
This table displays the results of Mean daily intake of selected nutrients per 1. The information is grouped by Age and sex group (age in years) (appearing as row headers), Did not consume food away from home, Consumed food away from home, Mean and 95% confidence interval, calculated using from and to units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Age and sex group (age in years) Did not consume food away from homeTable 2 Note †† Consumed food away from home
Mean 95% confidence interval Mean 95% confidence interval
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Total sugars, g
All ages 51.0 50.3 51.6 46.2Table 2 Note ‡ 45.0 47.4
Young children, 1 to 5 64.6 62.8 66.4 61.9 56.9 66.9
Children, 6 to 12 61.6 60.0 63.2 61.8 57.6 66.1
Adolescent females, 13 to 18 56.5 53.6 59.3 60.1 56.5 63.7
Adolescent males, 13 to 18 54.5 52.1 56.8 53.6 48.8 58.4
Females, 19 to 54 49.5 47.9 51.0 46.3Note * 43.5 49.0
Males, 19 to 54 45.6 43.9 47.3 43.4 40.9 46.0
Older females, 55 or older 51.8 50.2 53.3 44.6Note *** 41.2 47.9
Older males, 55 or older 46.9 45.3 48.4 42.5Note * 40.1 44.8
Total fat, g
All ages 35.4 35.1 35.8 37.9Table 2 Note ‡ 37.3 38.4
Young children, 1 to 5 34.6 33.9 35.2 36.4Note * 34.8 37.9
Children, 6 to 12 33.6 33.1 34.2 36.0Note * 34.5 37.5
Adolescent females, 13 to 18 36.1 35.1 37.1 36.2 34.9 37.5
Adolescent males, 13 to 18 34.7 33.7 35.8 38.1Note * 36.2 40.1
Females, 19 to 54 36.3 35.4 37.1 37.8Note * 36.8 38.9
Males, 19 to 54 36.2 35.3 37.0 37.6 36.4 38.7
Older females, 55 or older 34.8 34.2 35.5 38.8Table 2 Note ‡ 37.3 40.3
Older males, 55 or older 35.1 34.3 35.9 38.7Table 2 Note ‡ 37.4 40.0
Saturated fat, g
All ages 11.8 11.6 11.9 12.2Note * 12.0 12.5
Young children, 1 to 5 13.3 13.0 13.7 13.0 12.0 13.9
Children, 6 to 12 12.2 11.9 12.4 12.5 11.9 13.1
Adolescent females, 13 to 18 12.5 11.9 13.1 12.3 11.7 13.0
Adolescent males, 13 to 18 11.9 11.5 12.4 12.6 11.8 13.3
Females, 19 to 54 11.7 11.4 12.1 12.3 11.8 12.8
Males, 19 to 54 11.6 11.3 11.9 12.0 11.6 12.5
Older females, 55 or older 11.5 11.2 11.8 12.5Note * 11.7 13.2
Older males, 55 or older 11.4 11.1 11.7 12.0Note * 11.5 12.5
Protein, g
All ages 42.5 42.0 42.9 42.2 41.5 43.0
Young children, 1 to 5 40.2 39.4 41.1 40.5 37.2 43.7
Children, 6 to 12 38.0 37.3 38.7 35.0Note * 33.3 36.7
Adolescent females, 13 to 18 41.2 39.1 43.3 38.1Note * 36.1 40.1
Adolescent males, 13 to 18 41.7 39.8 43.6 40.3 38.1 42.6
Females, 19 to 54 43.4 42.4 44.4 42.2 40.5 44.0
Males, 19 to 54 44.5 43.4 45.7 43.3 41.7 44.8
Older females, 55 or older 42.5 41.5 43.5 42.7 41.1 44.3
Older males, 55 or older 41.5 40.7 42.4 43.1 41.3 45.0
Sodium, mg
All ages 1,452.8 1,433.9 1,471.8 1,527.5Note *** 1,493.2 1,561.8
Young children, 1 to 5 1,301.8 1,263.3 1,340.3 1,376.2 1,283.1 1,469.3
Children, 6 to 12 1,410.6 1,379.5 1,441.8 1,379.5 1,320.4 1,438.7
Adolescent females, 13 to 18 1,451.6 1,382.2 1,521.1 1,461.7 1,403.6 1,519.9
Adolescent males, 13 to 18 1,454.0 1,407.4 1,500.7 1,549.1Note * 1,466.1 1,632.0
Females, 19 to 54 1,495.5 1,447.2 1,543.7 1,546.0 1,476.9 1,615.1
Males, 19 to 54 1,461.2 1,418.3 1,504.0 1,535.0 1,467.0 1,603.0
Older females, 55 or older 1,449.4 1,410.9 1,487.8 1,457.2 1,378.2 1,536.2
Older males, 55 or older 1,462.7 1,418.5 1,506.8 1,609.8Note * 1,510.5 1,709.1
Fibre, g
All ages 9.9 9.8 10.1 8.1Table 2 Note ‡ 7.8 8.3
Young children, 1 to 5 9.1 8.7 9.4 8.5 7.6 9.4
Children, 6 to 12 9.0 8.8 9.3 7.1Table 2 Note ‡ 6.6 7.6
Adolescent females, 13 to 18 8.8 8.3 9.2 7.5Note * 6.8 8.2
Adolescent males, 13 to 18 8.1 7.8 8.5 6.9Table 2 Note ‡ 6.4 7.4
Females, 19 to 54 10.9 10.5 11.2 8.2Table 2 Note ‡ 7.7 8.8
Males, 19 to 54 8.9 8.6 9.2 7.3Table 2 Note ‡ 6.8 7.8
Older females, 55 or older 11.3 11.0 11.7 9.3Table 2 Note ‡ 8.6 10.0
Older males, 55 or older 10.1 9.7 10.4 8.7Table 2 Note ‡ 8.1 9.3
Note *

significantly different from reference category (p < 0.05)

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Note ***

significantly different from reference category (p < 0.001)

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Note ‡

significantly different from reference category (p < 0.0001)

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Note ††

Reference category—consumption of food away from home is defined as having consumed any food in a restaurant during the previous day.

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Note: Mean daily intake is based on the first 24-hour dietary recall.
Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey – Nutrition, 2015.

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