Nutrients
Percent contribution of mid day meal to nutrient intake
Percent contribution of mid day meal to RDA intake
Urban (n=100)
Rural
(n=100)
Total
(n=200)
Urban (n=100)
Rural
(n=100)
Total
(n=200)
Energy
29.13
27.36
28.2
21.85
21.85
21.8
Protein
52.95
50.48
51.7
39.49
38.98
39.2
Fat
27.88
26.63
27.5
15.33
15.00
30.3
Thiamine
28.3
28.3
28.3
18.75
18.75
18.7
Riboflavin
24.44
26.09
25.3
11.00
12.00
11.5
Niacin
29.03
28.44
28.7
13.84
14.00
13.9
Folacin
26.12
21.09
23.6
13.75
13.58
13.7
β-carotene
20.77
20.56
22.7
6.75
6.73
6.7
Vitamin C
15.48
14.86
15.2
6.50
6.50
6.5
Iron
26.74
24.72
25.7
14.37
13.75
14.06
Calcium
28.75
26.80
27.7
18.00
17.86
17.9
Table 6
: Percent contribution of mid day meal towards the actual nutrient intake and RDA of school children.
