Food Calorie Estimates and Food Loss Estimates

1.1.2 Food Calorie Estimates and Food Loss Estimates

Table 1. Daily Caloric Intake per US Adult^a

Current Caloric Intake

Recommended Caloric Intake

Extra Caloric Intake

Percentage Extra

Mifflin et al (1990)

2,290

2,110

8.2%

Harris & Benedict (1919)

2,350

2,130

9.4%

Roza & Shizgal (1984)

2,430

2,220

8.8%

Livingston (2005)

2,270

2,090

7.9%

Muller et al (2004)

2,410

2,190

8.8%

Schofield (1985)

2,430

2,220

8.5%

Henry (2005)

2,390

2,150

9.8%

Owen et al (1986, 1987)

2,280

2,110

7.2%

Average^b

2,390

2,190

8.5%

^a Caloric intake estimates exclude Calories associated with food losses at the retail and consumer levels.

^b Average estimates are the mean of the values estimated from the eight REE equations.

Table 2. Daily Caloric Intake of Individual Foods per US Adult^a

Food Group

Current Caloric

Intake^b

USDA Recommended Food Mix @ 2,000 Calories^c

USDA Recommended Food Mix @ 2,200 Calories^c

USDA Recommended Food Mix @ 2,400 Calories^c

Caloric Intake (Dietary Scenario 1)^d

Caloric Intake (Dietary Scenario 2)^e

Caloric Intake (Dietary Scenario 3)^f

Fruits/Fruit Juice

Vegetables

Dairy

Grains

Protein

Meat

Poultry

Eggs

Fish/Seafood

Nuts, seeds, soy

Added sugars

Solid Fats

Oils

Total

2,390

2,000

2,200

2,400

2,190

2,390

2,190

^a Caloric intake estimates exclude Calories associated with food losses at the retail and consumer levels.

^b Current Caloric intake for individual foods are estimated based on the Centers for Disease Control 2007-10 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), which presents average daily intake of food (per 2000 calories) by food group and demographic characteristics (CDC 2014, USDA 2014a).

^c Recommended food mix is based on the Benchmark Food Density chart found in the USDA Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2010, which presents recommended daily intake of individual foods at various Caloric intake levels (US Department of Agriculture and US Department of Health and Human Services 2010). 

^d Dietary Scenario 1 accounts for a reduction in Caloric intake only, without shifting the current US diet to the USDA recommended food mix.

^e Dietary Scenario 2 accounts for a shift to the USDA recommended food mix only, without reducing total Caloric intake.

^f Dietary Scenario 3 accounts for both a reduction in Caloric intake and a shift to the USDA recommended food mix.

 

Table 3. Food Losses and Daily Caloric Consumption per US Adult^a