Usual Intakes from Food for Energy, Nutrients and Other Dietary Components

The summary data table of estimates of usual intakes for energy, nutrients & other dietary components from food uses data collected from Canadians in the 2004 and 2015 Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS) - Nutrition. Data are provided for the household population by 16 DRI age–sex groups at the national, regional and provincial levels.

Please note that the following estimates have been updated December 2024:
Estimates of usual intakes of folate (mcg/d (Dietary Folate Equivalents (DFE)) for 2015 at the national level were revised based on updated calculation of DFE content of recipes in the nutrient database. The following were not revised: national estimates (2004), and provincial- or regional- estimates (2004, 2015). As such, it is not possible to compare national-level estimates between 2004 and 2015 or compare provincial and national-level estimates for 2015.

Visit the Nutrition Surveillance Data Tool to explore the 2015 CCHS-Nutrition usual intake data with interactive visualizations and a customizable data table.