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Table 13: Median Portion Size (Pk) in Grams per Mention by Sex and Age for Fiber and Calcium Analyses: Children/Adolescents

Food Group Age Group (years)
2-3 4-5 6-7 8-9 10-11 12-13 14-15 16-17
Boys
Fruit (P3) 91.000000 113.000000 121.340000 118.625000 128.666667 149.000000 143.672500 140.666667
100% Fruit juice (P4) 155.000000 159.032500 165.333333 187.250000 209.000000 217.880000 248.000000 249.000000
Salad (P5) 11.327500 22.500000 18.330000 20.630000 18.315000 41.250000 25.785000 28.510000
Fried potatoes (P6) 42.500000 49.880000 56.750000 63.000000 60.350000 74.810000 77.250000 85.500000
Other potatoes (P7) 72.502500 68.235000 102.500000 105.000000 95.595000 153.065000 157.500000 157.500000
Dried beans (P8) 75.987500 66.156667 63.500000 86.750000 84.320000 94.880000 142.310000 120.440000
Other vegetables (P9) 49.621667 50.000000 58.360000 63.436667 61.360000 73.500000 80.000000 68.250000
Pizza (P10) 80.116667 121.585000 118.062500 116.955000 127.000000 127.000000 170.000000 211.200000
Salsa (P11) 15.560000 14.630000 15.780000 32.000000 19.500000 15.560000 32.122500 36.742500
Tomato sauce (P12) 138.130000 186.000000 236.375000 248.000000 252.575000 255.750000 263.500000 304.000000
Cheese (P13) 21.632500 23.000000 24.000000 28.250000 26.175000 28.300000 28.350000 30.583333
Milk (P14) 181.063000 189.576000 199.065000 225.751250 219.600000 244.000000 251.083333 250.000000
Frozen desserts (P15) 66.250000 74.000000 78.000000 83.250000 113.400000 120.000000 129.500000 143.875000
Soda (P16) 128.820000 199.550000 238.725000 322.506250 338.900000 369.000000 370.000000 410.666667
Sugar/honey in coffee/tea (P17) 36.475000 98.365000 100.365000 78.165000 98.935000 95.050000 132.406250 172.800000
Fruitades/sports drinks (P18) 185.250000 221.690000 209.000000 247.000000 292.698333 346.695000 371.230000 449.333333
Candy (P19) 15.000000 21.600000 16.375000 17.875000 20.000000 21.500000 30.000000 28.750000
Doughnuts (P20) 46.500000 56.000000 77.000000 75.500000 76.000000 81.000000 95.500000 90.000000
Cookies, cake, pie, brownies (P21) 29.600000 31.250000 34.800000 39.875000 41.000000 43.000000 51.725000 47.750000
Brown rice (P28) 83.000000 88.880000 115.095000 121.875000 138.250000 158.000000 207.380000 148.500000
Whole grain bread (P29) 28.875000 47.083333 48.000000 52.000000 52.000000 54.000000 56.000000 56.000000
Popcorn (P30) 12.250000 17.065000 22.500000 20.950000 18.380000 38.000000 43.405000 19.500000
First tertile fiber cereals (P31)* 104.815000 39.190000 34.065000 43.560000 45.922500 43.560000 65.345000 47.130000
Second tertile fiber cereals (P32)* 22.500000 34.750000 33.905000 36.875000 36.250000 42.500000 44.345000 41.065000
Third tertile fiber cereals (P33)* 21.000000 27.750000 27.000000 32.845000 29.750000 38.250000 46.220000 56.310000
First tertile calcium cereals (P34)** 24.413750 29.000000 28.550000 30.000000 36.750000 39.720000 43.560000 47.130000
Second tertile calcium cereals (P35)** 43.875000 34.310000 41.845000 45.362500 54.655000 72.875000 76.500000 64.810000
Third tertile calcium cereals (P36)** 25.062500 32.380000 37.125000 38.250000 37.000000 39.310000 44.345000 39.905000
Girls
Fruit (P3) 91.000000 106.166667 106.900000 103.250000 119.500000 110.640000 127.500000 103.748000
100% Fruit juice (P4) 162.105000 155.000000 162.750000 171.417500 186.500000 248.000000 240.250000 247.500000
Salad (P5) 16.000000 18.000000 17.190000 27.500000 19.477500 39.500000 30.940000 31.795000
Fried potatoes (P6) 42.500000 49.495000 42.750000 57.835000 65.500000 65.000000 60.750000 70.880000
Other potatoes (P7) 64.330000 105.000000 96.500000 105.000000 116.875000 109.062500 105.000000 105.000000
Dried beans2 (P8) 63.250000 66.380000 71.863333 98.440000 110.250000 115.500000 116.970000 128.125000
Other vegetables (P9) 42.250000 51.250000 55.000000 53.660000 61.500000 68.750000 54.710000 57.385000
Pizza (P10) 83.890000 105.465000 118.900000 123.000000 121.740000 124.000000 140.500000 125.000000
Salsa (P11) 8.000000 15.780000 12.192500 12.000000 16.000000 22.196667 16.860000 31.130000
Tomato sauce (P12) 186.000000 186.000000 186.750000 217.875000 186.490000 248.000000 317.750000 227.470000
Cheese (P13) 21.262500 24.000000 21.337500 27.736667 24.000000 28.300000 24.770000 24.000000
Milk (P14) 174.854167 174.121250 186.375000 205.875000 220.038333 243.470000 244.000000 244.000000
Frozen desserts (P15) 60.152500 74.000000 78.000000 83.250000 92.000000 99.840000 129.500000 112.000000
Soda (P16) 123.000000 161.175000 200.200000 245.600000 277.085000 337.700000 345.375000 359.400000
Sugar/honey in coffee/tea (P17) 15.303333 59.200000 30.990000 118.062500 109.850000 148.000000 131.892500 170.217500
Fruitades/sports drinks (P18) 186.450000 209.000000 203.130000 221.500000 225.000000 324.517500 315.000000 341.000000
Candy (P19) 14.085000 19.000000 15.000000 16.050000 14.500000 18.000000 16.000000 21.000000
Doughnuts (P20) 38.000000 55.000000 60.000000 54.000000 71.000000 55.000000 70.000000 65.000000
Cookies, cake, pie, brownies (P21) 25.050000 32.000000 36.000000 40.400000 40.000000 49.771667 48.625000 46.980000
Brown rice (P28) 81.500000 86.000000 103.690000 123.000000 121.500000 147.937500 158.000000 153.500000
Whole grain bread (P29) 29.250000 36.000000 42.000000 49.366667 50.625000 52.000000 52.000000 52.000000
Popcorn (P30) 18.190000 12.625000 18.380000 24.060000 21.940000 28.175000 44.000000 28.000000
First tertile fiber cereals (P31)* 60.500000 42.500000 51.190000 52.250000 42.500000 46.222500 41.000000 60.000000
Second tertile fiber cereals (P32)* 22.500000 30.000000 32.975000 31.500000 38.250000 42.750000 45.657500 32.250000
Third tertile fiber cereals (P33)* 21.000000 24.500000 27.000000 36.750000 31.000000 32.985000 36.095000 34.125000
First tertile calcium cereals (P34)** 21.750000 29.000000 30.000000 32.500000 37.062500 42.500000 40.690000 31.720000
Second tertile calcium cereals (P35)** 50.000000 55.500000 40.000000 47.250000 56.440000 53.405000 54.470000 62.690000
Third tertile calcium cereals (P36)** 22.750000 27.000000 30.000000 39.840000 37.000000 42.500000 46.125000 37.630000

* For fiber analyses
** For calcium analyses

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Last Updated: 14 Dec, 2021