Considerations on Food Bioavailability

Population Distribution Regarding the Percentage of Consumption of Plant-Based Foods

In view of this histogram, the following bioavailability percentage distribution was applied to the population, based on their percentage of vegetable consumption in the diet.

Percentage of Plant-Based Foods	Zinc Bioavailability	Iron Bioavailability	Population Proportion
100% - 90%	15%	5%	23.43 %
90% - 70%	18.5%	9.8%	61.09 %
70% - 50%	20%	14%	13.8 %
50% - 0%	25%	18%	1.68 %

Adult Male Equivalent (AME) Coding

This section presents the characteristics used for coding the Adult Male Equivalent (AME) in terms of nutritional needs, taking into account the sex and age of the individuals.

Since the ENCOVI survey only provided food intake data at the household level, it was decided to follow this coding of nutritional needs to estimate individual food intake.

Sex	Age	Percentage of AME
Both	6 to 12 months	21%
	1 to 2 years	27%
	2 to 4 years	37%
	4 to 7 years	44%
Male	7 to 10 years	56%
	10 to 14 years	73%
	14 to 18 years	96%
	18 to 30 years	100%
	30 to 60 years	95%
	over 60 years	76%
Female	7 to 10 years	51%
	10 to 14 years	65%
	14 to 18 years	73%
	18 to 30 years	74%
	30 to 60 years	65%
	over 60 years	65%