Intake of Animal Protein and Dietary Sources in the Colombian Population: Results of the National Nutrition Survey (ENSIN-2015)
Table 4
Relative contribution (%) of the main sources to the total animal and vegetable protein in the Colombian population (aged from 1 to 64 years) (National Survey of Nutritional Situation in Colombia (ENSIN-2015)).
Food
%
All (31135)
1 to 4 y (6803)
5 to 17 y (14233)
18 to 64 y (10099)
Pregnant women (1322)
Animal
Beef
17.8
12.1
18.6
19.4
13.4
Chicken meat (poultry)
16.3
15.1
16.0
17.0
10.8
Eggs
10.5
13.0
11.7
9.3
8.5
Fish and shellfish
9.1
8.3
9.1
9.5
11.5
Whole milk
7.1
15.8
7.7
5.3
5.6
Cheese
5.5
4.9
6.5
5.4
4.9
Pork meat
5.2
2.8
5.1
6.4
4.3
Organ meats and other cuts of beef, pork (viscera)
4.5
4.0
4.6
4.9
7.4
Noncanned processed meats
4.1
3.5
5.1
3.8
6.3
Cereals†
3.4
2.4
2.8
3.9
6.0
Bread, arepa, pasta†
3.3
2.2
3.0
3.7
4.5
Potatoes†
1.4
1.5
0.8
1.7
2.2
Legumes and derived products†
1.0
1.3
1.0
0.9
2.1
Cereal-based preparations, roots†
0.9
0.7
1.2
1.0
0.7
Banana preparations†
0.9
1.4
0.9
0.9
1.7
Fermented milks
0.8
2.1
0.9
0.4
0.8
Vegetal
Bread, arepa, pasta
20.0
17.3
21.9
20.5
16.8
Cereals
19.8
19.9
22.0
19.5
16.2
Legumes and derived products
8.2
7.1
9.1
7.7
6.3
Potatoes
6.7
8.0
6.5
6.9
5.2
Vegetable
4.8
4.9
3.8
5.4
5.8
Noncanned processed meats‡
4.8
4.5
5.8
4.5
5.4
Derivatives of industrialized cereals
4.5
6.1
4.7
3.4
4.6
Fruit
4.1
5.7
3.1
4.2
6.4
Cereal-based preparations, roots
2.9
1.4
3.5
3.1
2.6
Banana preparations
2.7
3.0
2.8
2.8
3.6
Home-made drinks with water and milk (coffee)‡
1.9
1.1
1.7
2.4
1.4
Packaged foods (industrialized)
1.2
1.1
1.9
0.6
0.6
Home-made and industrialized desserts‡
1.2
1.2
1.3
0.9
1.5
Natural fruit juice
1.1
0.6
1.1
1.2
1.1
Roots, tubers
0.9
0.8
0.7
1.2
1.4
Supplements and add-ons
0.5
0.8
0.3
0.5
2.1
(n). For animal protein: (total animal protein per item/total animal protein) × 100. For vegetal protein: (total vegetable protein per item/total vegetable protein) × 100. †Only the animal component in the preparation. ‡Only the vegetal component in the preparation.
