1384.6 - Statistics - Tasmania, 2005

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Contents >> Health >> Nutrition >> Foods consumed >> Mean daily food intake

Tasmanian adults had the lowest average intake of fruit products and dishes (119 g per day) of any State. Adults in Tasmania generally reported the lowest mean intake of most foods and beverages; however, they had a higher mean intake of vegetables and vegetable products, particularly potatoes and carrots, than adults in other States.

MEAN DAILY FOOD INTAKE(a) - 1995
	Tasmania	Australia

Selected food groups	grams per person per day	grams per person per day

Cereals and cereal products	185	215
Milk and milk products	269	289
Vegetable products and dishes	281	259
Meat, poultry and game products and dishes	150	157
Cereal-based products and dishes	103	127
Fruit products and dishes	119	144
Fish and seafood products and dishes	31	26
(a) Persons aged 19 years and over. Source: National Nutrition Survey, 1995: Foods Eaten Australia (cat. no. 4804.0).

MEAN DAILY FOOD INTAKE(a) - 1995