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Overview of legumes and pulses intake in European countries
Data extracted from the EFSA European Food Consumption database ( EFSA database) unless differently specified.
Mean Legumes and Pulses Intakea
| Belgium - Diet National 2004 (24h recall) | |
| Age group | Intake (g/day) |
| Elderly | 3 |
| Very Elderly | 2.79 |
Belgium - NATIONAL-FCS-2014 (food record, 24h recall) | |
| Age group | Intake (g/day) |
| Adolescents | 1.42
|
| Adults | 1.97
|
| Other children | 1.75
|
| Belgium - Regional Flanders 2002 (3d food record) | |
| Age group | Intake (g/day) |
Toddlers
| 2.63
|
| Bulgaria - NUTRICHILD 2007 (2x24h recall) | |
Age group
| Intake (g/day)
|
Other children
| 6.69
|
Toddlers
| 5.30
|
| Czechia - SISP04 2003 (2x24h recall) | |
| Age group | Intake (g/day) |
| Adolescents | 4.10
|
| Adults | 3.86
|
| Other children | 3.59
|
Denmark - DANSDA 2005-08 (7d food records) | |
| Age group | Intake (g/day) |
| Adolescents | 3.59
|
| Adults | 7.28
|
| Elderly | 6.87
|
| Other children | 3.08
|
| Very elderly | 3.21 |
Denmark - IAT 2006-07 (7d food record)
| |
| Age group | Intake (g/day) |
Toddlers
| 2.40
|
| Germany - EsKiMo 2006 (3d food record) | |
Age group
| Intake (g/day)
|
Other children
| 3.09
|
| Germany - VELS 2001 (6d food record) | |
Age group
| Intake (g/day)
|
Toddlers
| 1.84
|
Germany - National Nutrition Survey II 2007 (2x 24h recall) | |
| Age group | Intake (g/day) |
| Adolescents | 1.96
|
| Adults | 3.47
|
| Elderly | 6.08
|
| Very elderly | 3.01
|
| Estonia - DIET-2014-EST-A (2x24h recall) | |
Age group
| Intake (g/day)
|
Adolescents
| 1.90
|
Adults
| 4
|
Elderly
| 4.14
|
| Estonia - DIET-2014-EST-C (food record, 24h recall) | |
Age group
| Intake (g/day)
|
Other children
| 2.53
|
Toddlers
| 1.58
|
Ireland - NANS 2008 (4d food record) | |
| Age group | Intake (g/day) |
Adults
| 9.61
|
Elderly
| 11.51
|
Very elderly
| 6.75
|
| Greece - Regional Crete 2004 (3d food record) | |
| Age group | Intake (g/day) |
Other children
| 3.16
|
| Greece - GR-EFSA-LOT2 2014-2015 (2x24h recall) | |
Age group
| Intake (g/day)
|
Adolescents
| 6.37
|
Adults
| 6.80
|
Elderly
| 8.41
|
| Spain - ENALIA 2012 (food record, 24h recall) | |
| Age group | Intake (g/day) |
Adolescents
| 15.72
|
Other children
| 14.84
|
Toddlers
| 10.41
|
| Spain - ENALIA2 2013 (food record, 24h recall) | |
| Age group | Intake (g/day) |
| Adults | 8.85 |
| Elderly | 10.63 |
France - INCA3, 2014-2015 (Food record, 24h recall) | |
| Age group | Intake (g/day) |
Adolescents
| 4.74
|
Adults
| 4.94
|
Elderly
| 5.40
|
Other children
| 3.58
|
Toddlers
| 3.20
|
Very elderly
| 4.07
|
| Croatia - NIPNOP-HAH-2011-2012 (3x 24h recall, 48h recall) | |
Age group
| Intake (g/day)
|
Adults
| 10.64
|
| Italy - INRAN SCAI 2005-2006 (3d food record) | |
| Age group | Intake (g/day) |
Very elderly
| 10.82
|
| Italy - IV SCAI CHILD 2017-2020 (2d food record) | |
Age group
| Intake (g/day)
|
Other children
| 7.32
|
Toddlers
| 7.11
|
| Italy - IV SCAI ADULT 2018-2020 (2x24h recall) | |
Age group
| Intake (g/day)
|
Adolescents
| 8.60
|
Adults
| 11.09
|
Elderly
| 11.03
|
| Cyprus - CY 2014-2017-LOT2 (2x24h recall) | |
Age group
| Intake (g/day)
|
Adolescents
| 7.82
|
Adults
| 12.99
|
Elderly
| 18.83
|
| Cyprus - CY 2014-2017-LOT1 (3d food records) | |
Age group
| Intake (g/day)
|
Other children
| 10.60
|
Toddlers
| 7
|
| Latvia - LATVIA_2014 (food record, 24h recall) | |
| Age group | Intake (g/day) |
Adolescents
| 4.17
|
Adults
| 5.35
|
Elderly
| 5.77
|
Other children
| 5.12
|
Toddlers
| 3.30
|
Very elderly
| 10.90
|
| Hungary - National Repr Surv 2003 (3d food record) | |
Age group
| Intake (g/day)
|
Very elderly
| 16.68
|
| Hungary - EU MENU DIETARY SURVEY OF HUNGARY 2018 (food record, 24h recall) | |
Age group
| Intake (g/day)
|
Adolescents
| 11.98
|
Adults
| 11.72
|
Elderly
| 12.27
|
Other children
| 12.56
|
Toddlers
| 8.82
|
| Netherlands - FCS2016_CORE (food record, 24h recall) | |
| Age group | Intake (g/day) |
Adolescents
| 0.89
|
Adults
| 2.42
|
Elderly
| 2.38
|
Other children
| 0.80
|
Toddlers
| 0.93
|
Very elderly
| 4.48
|
| Austria - ASNS – Adults 2010-12 ( 2x24h recall) | |
| Age group | Intake (g/day) |
Adults
| 1.93
|
Elderly
| 1.47
|
Very Elderly
| 4
|
| Austria - ASNS – Children 2010-12 ( 3d food record) | |
Age group
| Intake (g/day)
|
Other children
| 2.49
|
| Austria - AT-ADOLESCENTS-2018-2 (2x24h recall) | |
Age group
| Intake (g/day)
|
Adolescents
| 1.29
|
| Portugal - IAN-AF 2015-2016 (food record, 24h recall) | |
Age group
| Intake (g/day)
|
Adolescents
| 8.12
|
Adults
| 12.30
|
Elderly
| 13.60
|
Other children
| 7.06
|
Toddlers
| 4.72
|
Very elderly
| 11.65
|
| Romania - DIETA PILOT ADULTS 2012 (7d food record) | |
| Age group | Intake (g/day) |
Very elderly
| 18.13
|
| Romania - RO-DIET-NATIONAL-STUDY-2019 elderly (2x24h recall) | |
| Age group | Intake (g/day) |
Adolescents
| 2.83
|
Adults
| 4.41
|
Elderly
| 4.48
|
| Slovenia - SI.MENU-2018 (food record, 24h recall) | |
Age group
| Intake (g/day)
|
Adolescents
| 4.85
|
Adults
| 7.23
|
Elderly
| 7.58
|
Toddlers
| 4.97
|
| Finland - DIPP 2001-2009 (food record) | |
Age group
| Intake (g/day)
|
Other children
| 2.97
|
Toddlers
| 1.99
|
| Finland - Nutrition and wellbeing of secondary school pupils 2007 (48h recall) | |
| Age group | Intake (g/day) |
Adolescents
| 3.28
|
| Finland - FINDIET 2017 (2x24h recall) | |
| Age group | Intake (g/day) |
| Adults | 8.51
|
| Elderly | 7.49
|
| Sweden - National Food Administration 2003 (24h recall) | |
| Age group | Intake (g/day) |
Other children
| 1.46
|
| Sweden - RIKSMATEN ADOLESCENTS 2016 (2d web-based dietary record) | |
| Age group | Intake (g/day) |
| Elderly | 5.93
|
| Very elderly | 7.94
|
| Adolescents | 5.23
|
| Adults | 3.55
|
aThe age groups have been classified from EFSA as the following: infants: up to and including 11 months, toddlers: from 12 up to and including 35 months of age, other children: from 36 months up to and including 9 years of age, adolescents: from 10 up to and including 17 years of age, adults: from 18 up to and including 64 years of age, elderly: from 65 up to and including 74 years of age, very elderly: from 75 years of age and older (EFSA 2011
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| Originally published | 18 Dec 2023 |
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