Table 1 Dietary recommendations and greenhouse gas emissions (pre-RDC) reduction targets compared with current dietary intakes of the study population

GHGE (pre-RDC) (kgCO₂e/d)

≤2.5

≤3.1

2.9

3.6

36.4

34.5

Energy (MJ/d)

8.7

10.9

7.6

9.9

-

-

Protein (g/d)

≥53

≥65

88.4

109.8

90.4

89.2

Total fat (% food energy)

≤35

≤35

29.8

29.8

82.8

84.3

Saturated fat (% food energy)

≤11

≤11

10.7

10.6

54.1

56.9

Carbohydrate (% food energy)

≥50

≥50

49.5

48.1

47.1

39.8

Non milk extrinsic sugars^a (% food energy)

≤11

≤11

11.5

12.4

46.0

41.5

Fibre (g/d)

≥18

≥18

12.9

14.6

17.0

29.2

Calcium (mg/d)

≥700

≥700

907

1118

75.9

85.2

Iron (mg/d)

≥14.8

≥8.7

16.6

19.7

57.9

93.7

Zinc (mg/d)

≥7

≥9.5

9.9

12.3

82.0

74.8

Magnesium (mg/d)

≥270

≥300

419.4

567.2

70.9

78.6

Copper (mg/d)

≥1.2

≥1.2

1.6

1.9

68.4

80.5

Sodium (mg/d)

≤2400

≤2400

2776.3

3455.4

37.1

21.5

Selenium (μg/d)

≥60

≥75

55.1

69.2

42.4

39.4

Iodine (μg/d)

≥140

≥140

151.4

194.0

58.4

75.8

Vitamin A (μg/d)

≥600

≥700

751.2

824.2

67.3

60.0

Thiamin (mg/d)

≥0.8

≥1

1.3

1.6

92.2

88.9

Riboflavin.(mg/d)

≥1.1

≥1.3

1.9

2.3

90.4

88.6

Niacin (mg/d)

≥13

≥17

36.2

48.5

93.1

93.8

Vitamin B6 (mg/d)

≥1.2

≥1.4

2.2

2.8

94.3

95.2

Vitamin B12 (μg/d).

≥1.5

≥1.5

5.2

6.4

97.6

99.4

Folate (μg/d)

≥200

≥200

280.6

351.2

83.9

89.1

Vitamin C (mg/d)

≥40

≥40

79.3

86.3

86.2

86.8

Alcohol (g/d)

<16

<24

1.4

8.6

79.8

70.0

Fruit & vegetables (g/d)^a

≥300

≥300

150.8

141.3

13.2

15.7

White fish & dishes (oily fish & dishes) (g/d)^b

≥37.3 (27.5)

≥37.3 (27.5)

28.0 (0.0)

25.0 (0.0)

42.2 (15.5)

37.7 (16.3)

Red meat^c & dishes (g/d)^b

<121

<121

133.2

77.3

44.9

68.1