Table 3 The recommended values and actual intake of foods in lactating mothers
From: Dietary intake in lactating mothers in China 2018: report of a survey
| Food categories | Total (n = 954) | Urban (n = 514) | Rural (n = 440) | Rec | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Below reca | Above recb | Recc | Below reca | Above recb | Recc | Below reca | Above recb | Recc | ||
| Cereal and their products, potatoes and beans other than soybeans (g/d) | 579 (60.7) | 241 (25.3) | 134 (14) | 326 (63.4) | 120 (23.3) | 68 (13.2) | 253 (57.5) | 121 (27.5) | 66 (15) | 300–350 |
| Potatoes (g/d) | 794 (83.2) | 88 (9.2) | 72 (7.5) | 422 (82.1) | 53 (10.3) | 39 (7.6) | 372 (84.5) | 35 (8) | 33 (7.5) | 75–100 |
| Vegetables (g/d) | 886 (92.9) | 35 (3.7) | 33 (3.5) | 471 (91.6) | 23 (4.5) | 20 (3.9) | 415 (94.3) | 12 (2.7) | 13 (3) | 400–500 |
| Green leafy vegetables and colored vegetables such as red and yellow (g/d) | 607 (63.6) | 74 (7.8) | 273 (28.6) | 317 (61.7) | 35 (6.8) | 162 (31.5) | 290 (65.9) | 39 (8.9) | 111 (25.2) | 200–400 |
| Fruits (g/d) | 901 (94.4) | 14 (1.5) | 39 (4.1) | 475 (92.4) | 10 (1.9) | 29 (5.6) | 426 (96.8) | 4 (0.9) | 10 (2.3) | 250–350 |
| Livestock meat, poultry, fish, shrimp, shellfish and egg (g/d) | 527 (55.2) | 295 (30.9) | 132 (13.8) | 255 (49.6) | 180 (35) | 79 (15.4) | 272 (61.8) | 115 (26.1) | 53 (12) | 200–250 |
| Livestock meat and poultry (g/d) | 335 (35.1) | 498 (52.2) | 121 (12.7) | 156 (30.4) | 285 (55.4) | 73 (14.2) | 179 (40.7) | 213 (48.4) | 48 (10.9) | 75–100 |
| Fish, shrimp and shellfish (g/d) | 788 (82.6) | 111 (11.6) | 55 (5.8) | 416 (80.9) | 67 (13) | 31 (6) | 372 (84.5) | 44 (10) | 24 (5.5) | 75–100 |
| Egg (g/d) | 520 (54.5) | 434 (45.5) | – | 261 (50.8) | 253 (49.2) | – | 259 (58.9) | 181 (41.1) | – | 50 |
| Milk and its products (g/d) | 823 (86.3) | 20 (2.1) | 111 (11.6) | 422 (82.1) | 16 (3.1) | 76 (14.8) | 401 (91.1) | 4 (0.9) | 35 (8) | 300–500 |
| Soybean and its products (g/d) | 854 (89.5) | 100 (10.5) | – | 456 (88.7) | 58 (11.3) | – | 398 (90.5) | 42 (9.5) | – | 25 |
| Nuts (g/d) | 699 (73.3) | 255 (26.7) | – | 384 (74.7) | 130 (25.3) | – | 315 (71.6) | 125 (28.4) | – | 10 |
| Cooking oil (g/d) | 175 (18.3) | 373 (39.1) | 406 (42.6) | 82 (16) | 233 (45.3) | 199 (38.7) | 93 (21.1) | 140 (31.8) | 207 (47) | 25–30 |
| Water (ml/d) | 853 (89.4) | 69 (7.2) | 32 (3.4) | 468 (91.1) | 27 (5.3) | 19 (3.7) | 385 (87.5) | 42 (9.5) | 13 (3) | 2100–2300 |