Estimates of Total Dietary Folic Acid Intake in the Australian Population Following Mandatory Folic Acid Fortification of Bread

Table 3

Estimated 10th and 90th percentile folic acid intakes from fortified foods  before and after the introduction of mandatory bread flour fortification.

	Folic acid intake (𝜇g/day)^#
Age group (both genders)	10th percentile		90th percentile
	Pre-fortification	Post-fortification	Pre-fortification	Post-fortification
2-3 years^¥	1.3	73	231	405
4–8 years^¥	1.6	114	261	484
9–13 years^¥	0.7	114	246	549
14–16 years^¥	0	111	294	620
16 –44 years (women) ^*	11	79	251	475
19 years & above^*	14	105	302	582

^#Does not include use of dietary supplements.
^¥2007 ANCNPAS data: number of respondents aged 2-3 years = 552; 4–8 years = 1,520; 9–13 years = 1,493; 14–16 years = 922.
^*1995 NNS restricted sample: number of respondents aged 16–44 years (females only) = 328; 19 years and above (both genders) = 1,163.