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WWEIA/NHANES and FNDDS - List of Nutrients/Food Components (Unit)

Food energy (kcal)
Protein (g)
Carbohydrate (g)
Fat, total (g)
Alcohol (g)

Sugars, total (g)
Dietary fiber, total (g)
Water (moisture) (g)

Saturated fatty acids, total (g)
Monounsaturated fatty acids, total (g)
Polyunsaturated fatty acids, total (g)
Cholesterol (mg)

 Individual fatty acids:
  Saturated fatty acids:
    4:0 (g)
    6:0 (g)
    8:0 (g)
    10:0 (g)
    12:0 (g)
    14:0 (g)
    16:0 (g)
    18:0 (g)

  Monounsaturated fatty acids:
    16:1 (g)
    18:1 (g)
    20:1 (g)
    22:1 (g)

  Polyunsaturated fatty acids:
    18:2 (g)
    18:3 (g)
    18:4 (g)
    20:4 (g)
    20:5 n-3 (g)
    22:5 n-3 (g)
    22:6 n-3 (g)		 Vitamin A as retinol activity equivalents (μg)
Retinol (μg)

Carotenoids:
   Carotene, alpha (μg)
   Carotene, beta (μg)
   Cryptoxanthin, beta (μg)
   Lycopene (μg)
   Lutein + zeaxanthin (μg)

Vitamin E as alpha-tocopherol (mg)
   *Added vitamin E (mg)(added 2003-2004)
Vitamin D (μg)(added 2007-2008)
Vitamin K as phylloquinone (μg)
Vitamin C (mg)
Thiamin (mg)
Riboflavin (mg)
Niacin (mg)
Vitamin B-6 (mg)

Folate, total (μg)
Folate as dietary folate equivalents (μg)
   Folic acid (μg)
   Food folate (μg)

Vitamin B-12 (μg)
   **Added vitamin B-12 (μg)(added 2003-2004)
Choline, total (mg)(added 2005-2006)

Calcium (mg)
Iron (mg)
Magnesium (mg)
Phosphorus (mg)
Potassium (mg)
Sodium (mg)
Zinc (mg)
Copper (mg)
Selenium (μg)

Caffeine (mg)
Theobromine (mg)

 *Represents a synthetic subcomponent of vitamin E and is included in the vitamin E value.
**Represents a fortified subcomponent of vitamin B12 and is included in the vitamin B12 value.