Nutrient

Cereal Consumption Pattern

None
0 Servings/14 d

Infrequent
1-6 Servings/14 d

Frequent
>7 Servings/14d

Men

Women

Men

Women

Men

Women

Vitamin Aa,b

40.9

37.2

23.9

25

19.6

18

Vitamin Ea

79.2

92.1

73.6

91.7

70.3

88.3

Vitamin Ca,b

42.6

41

29.6

29.9

23.9

28.8

Thiamina,b

5.5

8.2

0.3

2

1

1.5

Riboflavina,b

7.7

6

1

1.4

1.6

1.2

Niacinb

3.3

3.8

0.3

1.4

1

1.2

Vitamin B6a,b

8.8

21.3

2.6

8.2

2.3

3

Folatea,b

21.9

23.9

3.2

2.2

0.7

0

Magnesiuma,b

71.3

71.7

63.3

59.9

52.6

52.9

Ironb

2.4

9

0

2.4

0

0.9

Zinca,b

17.5

15.8

9.4

7.9

6.9

5.7

Calciuma,b           

67.7

85.4

41.4

72.8

11.7

49.3

Vitamin Da,b

97.7

99.4

95.7

99.2

85.2

95.9

aSignificantly fewer men failed to meet the EAR for nutrients among cereal eaters compared to those who did not eat cereal (P < 0.01).
bSignificantly fewer women failed to meet the EAR for nutrients among cereal eaters compared to those who did not eat cereal (P < 0.01).
Table 6: Percentage of adults (n=4414) falling below the Estimated Average Requirement (EAR) by cereal consumption category.