Food Expenditure and Food Consumption before and during Ramadan in Moroccan Households

Table 3

Rate of variation in DNI according to RNI (n = 340).

Characteristics	Before Ramadan			During Ramadan
	DNI	RNI	Variation (%)	DNI	RNI	Variation (%)
Energy (kcal/day)	2247 [1895; 2745]	2000	12	2367 [2040; 2700]	2000	18
Protein (g/day)	74 [55; 89]	50	48	65 [60; 75]	50	30
Carbohydrate (g/day)	312 [253; 391]	260	20	360 [303; 430]	260	38
Sucrose (% of TEI)	17 [12, 21]	10	70	18 [14, 21]	10	80
Lipids (g/day)	78 [59; 97]	70	11	67 [58; 85]	70	−4
SFA (g/day)	28 [22, 37]	20	40	28 [23, 37]	20	40
Sodium (mg/day)	3688 [2452; 4873]	2400	54	3928 [2772; 5121]	2400	64
Calcium (mg/day)	478 [377; 623]	800	−40	540 [452; 689]	800	−33

Values are expressed as median and quartile; TEI = total energy intake; SFA = saturated fatty acid; DNI = daily nutritional intake; RNI = recommended nutrient intake.