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Fruit and vegetables intake in European countries

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Overview of fruit and vegetable intake in European countries

Data extracted from the EFSA European Food Consumption database ( EFSA database ) unless differently specified.

Mean Fruit and Vegetable Intakea

Belgium-Regional Flanders 2002 (4d food record)
Age group Vegetables, mean (g/day) Fruit, mean(g/day)
Children 61 100
Belgium-Belgian Food Consumption Survey 2004  (2x24h recall)
Age group Vegetables, mean (g/day) Fruit, mean(g/day)
Adolescents 95 88
Adults 122 120
Older adults 127 165
Very old adults 107 163
Czech Republic-SISP04 Czech Food Consumption Survey 2003 (2x24h recall)
Age group Vegetables, mean (g/day) Fruit, mean(g/day)
Adults 126 124
Denmarkb - Danskernes kostvaner 2011-2013 (7d food record)
Age group Vegetables, mean (g/day) Fruit, mean(g/day)
Children 157 188
Adolescents 144 141
Adults 201 182
Older adults 187 225
Germany-Dortmund Nutritional and Anthropometric Longitudinally Designed Study (DONALD) 2006 (4d food record)
Age group Vegetables, mean (g/day) Fruit, mean(g/day)
Children 82 124
Germanyb- National Nutrition Survey (NVS) II 2007  (2x24h recall)
Age group Vegetables, mean (g/day) Fruit, mean(g/day)
Adolescents 71 112
Adults 118 171
Older adults 123 235
Ireland-National Adult Nutrition Survey (NANS) 2012 (7d food record)
Age group Vegetables, mean (g/day) Fruit, mean(g/day)
Adults 133 86
Older adults 146 131
Very old adults 120 98
Greece-Regional Crete 2004 (3d food record)
Age group Vegetables, mean (g/day) Fruit, mean(g/day)
Very old adults 117 242
Spain-NUT INK05 2004(2x24h recall)
Age groupa Vegetables, mean (g/day) Fruit, mean(g/day)
Children 64 104
Spain-AESAN 2009 (2x24h recall)
Age group Vegetables, mean (g/day) Fruit, mean(g/day)
Adolescents 92 101
Adults 201 192
France-Etude individuelle Nationale sur les Consommations Alimentaires (INCA) 2007 (7d food record)
Age group Vegetables, mean (g/day) Fruit, mean(g/day)
Children 84 89
Adolescents 98 80
Adults 145 137
Older adults 183 224
Italy-INRAN SCAI 2005-2006 (3d food record)
Age group Vegetables, mean (g/day) Fruit, mean(g/day)
Children 142 129
Adolescents 193 142
Adults 235 190
Older adults 245 256
Very Old adults 209 249
Latvia-EFSA test 2008 (2x24h recall)
Age group Vegetables, mean (g/day) Fruit, mean(g/day)
Children 49 116
Adolescents 55 121
Adults 89 108
Netherlands-VCP Basis 2007-2010 (3d food record)
Age group Vegetables, mean (g/day) Fruit, mean(g/day)
Children 68 90
Adolescents 88 78
Netherlands-Dutch National Food Consumption Survey (DNFCS) 2007-2010 (3d food record)
Age group Vegetables, mean (g/day) Fruit, mean(g/day)
Adults 128 102
Netherlands-VCP Elderly 2010 (2x24h recall)
Age group Vegetables, mean (g/day) Fruit, mean(g/day)
Older Adults 189 167
Very Old Adults 172 171
Hungary-National Respr Survey 2003 (3d food record)
Age group Vegetables, mean (g/day) Fruit, mean(g/day)
Adults 155 181
Older Adults 166 210
Very Old Adults 147 200
Austriab- Austrian Study on Nutritional Status (ASNS) 2010-2012 (2x24h recall)
Age group Vegetables, mean (g/day) Fruit, mean(g/day)
Children 71 107
Adolescents 76 82
Adults 150 164
Older Adults 142 106
Very Old Adults 121 153
Romania-DIETA pilot adults 2012 (N/A)
Age group Vegetables, mean (g/day) Fruit, mean(g/day)
Adults 382 153
Older Adults 383 170
Very Old Adults 391 150
Finland-DIPP 2003-2006 (3d food record)
Age group Vegetables, mean (g/day) Fruit, mean(g/day)
Children 70 80
Finland-NWSSP 2007-2008 (48h recall)
Age group Vegetables, mean (g/day) Fruit, mean(g/day)
Adolescents 116 103
Finland-National FINDIET survey 2012 (48h recall)
Age group Vegetables, mean (g/day) Fruit, mean(g/day)
Adults 133 171
Older adults 140 199
Sweden-Riksmaten children 2003 (4d food record)
Age group Vegetables, mean (g/day) Fruit, mean(g/day)
Children 169 116
Adolescents 120 74
Sweden-Riksmaten adults 2010 (4d food record)
Adults 184 121
Older adults 176 175
Very old adults 193 186
United Kingdom-National Diet and Nutrition Survey (NDNS) rolling programme 2008 (7d food record)
Age group Vegetables, mean (g/day) Fruit, mean(g/day)
Children 59 102
Adolescents 68 62
Adults 128 92
Older Adults 160 129
Very Old Adults 119 104
Norwayb-Norkost 3 2010-2011 (2x24h recall)
Age group Vegetables, mean (g/day) Fruit, mean(g/day)
Adults 157 166
Older adults 148 223

a age groups: children from 36 months up to 9 years of age; adolescents from 10 years up and including 17 years of age; adults from 18 years up to and including 64 years of age; older adults from 65 up to and including 74 years of age; very old adults from 75 years of age and older.

b Reported intake is based on publicly available data compiled by Prof. I. Elmadfa and Dr. Alexa Meyer (University of Vienna)