HC Deb 28 June 1994 vol 245 cc506-7W
Ms Corston

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what is the mean consumption of the nutrient intakes of(a) energy, (b) fat (c) total sugars, (d) calcium, (e) iron, (f) carotene, (g) vitamins A, C, D and E, (h) potassium, (i) magnesium and (j) iron for (i) men and (ii) women aged 16 to 64 years in (1) social classes I and II (combined) and (2) social classes IV and V (combined); and what these figures are as a percentage of (x) the mean for the population for the population as a whole, (y) the reference nutrition Intake and (z) the lower reference nutrient Intake, in accordance with figures 5.2, 5.4, 5.14, 5.20, 5.22, 5.24, 5.26, 5.28 and 5.30 of the 1994 Report of the 1986–87 dietary and nutritional survey of British adults.

Mr. Soames

The information requested is given in the table.

1IV and V
Mean intake per day percentage of total population intake intake as percentage of RNI Intake as percentage of LRNI
Vitamin C (mg) 53.8 72 135 538
Vitamin D (µg) 3.5 93 n/a n/a
Vitamin E (mg) 12.7 109 n/a n/a
Potassium (mg) 2,987.0 94 85 149
Magnesium (mg) 299.0 93 100 157
1Social Class
2estimated average requirement

n/a not applicable

Females
1I and II
Mean intake per day percentage of total population intake intake as percentage of RNI Intake as percentage of LRNI
Nutrient
Energy (kcals) 1,740.0 104 290 n/a
Fat (g) 75.8 103 n/a n/a
Total sugars (g) 91.2 106 n/a n/a
Calcium (mg) 790.0 108 113 198
Iron (mg) 12.9 105 99 179
Carotene (µg) 2,533.0 119 n/a n/a
Vitamin A (µg) (retinol equivalent) 1,722.0 116 287 689
Vitamin C (mg) 96.2 132 241 962
Vitamin D (µg) 3.3 106 n/a n/a
Vitamin E (mg) 8.7 101 n/a n/a
Potassium (mg) 2,633.0 108 75 132
Magnesium (mg) 261.0 110 97 174
1Social Class
2estimated average requirement

n/a not applicable

Females
1IV and V
Mean intake per day percentage of total population intake intake as percentage of RNI Intake as percentage of LRNI
Nutrient
Energy (kcals) 1,580.0 94 282 n/a
Fat (g) 69.5 95 n/a n/a
Total sugars (g) 78.0 91 n/a n/a
Calcium (mg) 660.0 90 94 165
Iron (mg) 11.6 94 89 161
Carotene (µg) 1,613.0 76 n/a n/a
Vitamin A (µg) (retinol equivalent). 1,217.0 82 203 487
Vitamin C (mg) 55.6 76 140 558
Vitamin D (µg) 2.9 94 n/a n/a
Vitamin E (mg) 8.2 95 n/a n/a
Potassium (mg) 2,219.0 91 64 111
Magnesium (mg) 208.0 87 77 139
1Social Class
2estimated average requirement

n/a not applicable