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Table 1 Energy and nutrient intake in children on exclusion and un-restricted diets and comparison with the UK government recommendations for typically developing children

From: A prebiotic intervention study in children with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs)

  

Exclusion diet

Un-restricted diet

Typically developed children

Daily dietary composition

 

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Adequate intake

Energy Intake

Kcal

1579.18

394.19

1478

578.70

1430–1920

Protein Intake

g

56.93

17.30

55.01

15.68

19.7–42.1

Carbohydrate

g

183.58

35.20

187.26

74.99

191–333

Total sugars

g

63.32

27.58

81.46

36.44

19–33

Fibres

g

17.19

5.60

15.36

9.26

17.5–25

Saturated fatty acid

g

22.22

12.26

22.28

12.25

17.5–31

PUFA

g

12.41

6.39

9.88

7.97

10.5–18

MUFA

g

22.88

18.19

19.39

16.76

20.5–36

Vitamin C

mg

73.64

44.46

70.94

68.00

30–35

Vitamin D

μg

2.72

1.40

1.21**

1.18

10

Vitamin B1

mg

1.38

0.49

1.38

0.66

0.6–1

Vitamin B2

mg

1.44

0.56

1.41

0.64

0.8–1.2

Vitamin B6

mg

1.15

0.33

1.13

0.53

0.9–1.2

Vitamin B12

μg

3.04

1.84

3.82

2.56

0.8–1.2

Iron

mg

10.37

4.30

8.04

2.99

6.1–11.3

Calcium

mg

536.00

247.89

697.17

357.52

450–1000

  1. Mean average of four consecutive days, SD standard deviation
  2. **P < 0.01