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Table 3 Daily intakes of macronutrients and energy at baselinea

From: Fortified breakfast cereal consumed daily for 12 wk leads to a significant improvement in micronutrient intake and micronutrient status in adolescent girls: a randomised controlled trial

 

Unfortified cereal

Fortified cereal

P valued

 

Morning (n = 21)

Evening (n = 16)

Morning (n = 18)

Evening (n = 16)

Cereal type

Timing

Interaction

 

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

   

Energy (kJ)

6756

2203

7318

2196

7712

2144

6426

2108

0.921

0.521

0.092

Fat (g)

61

26.2

65

25.6

71

25.0

61

24.6

0.644

0.696

0.253

Fat (% energy)

33.6

6.33

32.5

6.32

32.9

6.16

34.1

6.04

0.793

0.975

0.453

Protein (g)

59

19.8

57

10.0

63

19.2

58

18.9

0.567

0.471

0.809

Carbohydrate (g)

196

67.3

229

67.3

238

65.3

187

64.3

0.963

0.582

0.011

Carbohydrate (% energy)

46.3

6.24

50.8

6.00

49.9

71.28

46.8

6.85

0.870

0.693

0.010

Sugars (g)

72

37.3

96

36.7

101

36.3

70

36.0

0.814

0.749

0.003

Sugars (% energy)

16.7

6.02

20.1

5.96

21.9

5.79

17.0

5.69

0.394

0.662

0.006

Starch (g)

113

42.9

122

4.2

126

41.7

104

41.0

0.806

0.452

0.114

NMESb (g)

50

33.5

75

33.0

75

32.6

48

27.6

0.947

0.945

0.002

NSPc (g)

8.9

3.72

9.9

3.71

11.1

3.68

9.7

3.64

0.251

0.813

0.184

Alcohol (g)

11.9

12.22

8.6

12.0

6.33

11.9

6.0

11.69

0.190

0.574

0.557

Alcohol (% energy)

5.1

5.20

2.5

5.47

2.89

5.26

3.14

5.65

0.403

0.592

0.231

  1. aenergy and nutrient intakes determined using 4-day estimated diet diaries, aided by the use of portion size booklets
  2. bnon-milk extrinsic sugars
  3. cnon-starch polysaccharides
  4. ddifferences according to cereal type, time of consumption and interaction
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