Nutrient analysis of LCHF meal plans
| Nutrient | Female meal plans | Male meal plans | ||||
| Meal plan 1 | Meal plan 1 (saturated fat<10% TE) | NRV/goal | Meal plan 2 | Meal plan 2 (saturated fat<10% TE) | NRV/goal | |
| Energy (calories) | 2145 | 2053 | 2203 | 2675 | 2758 | 2820 |
| Carbohydrate (g) % TE | 61 11 | 67 13 | 248–358 45–65 | 66 10 | 69 10 | 303–439 45–65 |
| Protein (g) % TE | 115 22 | 135 26 | 83–138 15–25 | 149 22 | 164 24 | 106–176 15–25 |
| Fat (g) % TE | 153 63 | 129 57 | 49–86 20–35 | 194 65 | 195 64 | 63–110 20–35 |
| Saturated fat (g) % TE | 40 28 | 21 9.6 | 24 10 | 46 15 | 33 10.6 | 31 10 |
| Trans fats (g) % TE | 2.2 0.9 | 0.7 0.3 | <2.4 <1%* | 1.4 0.4 | 0.8 0.3 | <3 g <1%* |
| MUFA (g) % total fat | 75 53 | 71 59 | – | 101 56 | 117 65 | – |
| PUFA (g) % total fat | 27 19 | 28 23 | – | 32 18 | 31 17 | – |
| Linoleic acid (O6 PUFA) (g) | 20.4 | 18.6 | 8† | 19.1 | 18.5 | 13† |
| Alpha-linoleic acid (omega-3 PUFA) (g) | 5.8 | 5.5 | 0.8† | 9.3 | 6.2 | 1.3† |
| Omega-6:omega-3 ratio | 3.5 | 3.4 | 10 | 2.1 | 3.0 | 10 |
| Fibre (g) | 38 | 39 | 25† | 45 | 44 | 30† |
| Thiamin (mg) | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 1.2 |
| Riboflavin (mg) | 2.4 | 2.4 | 1.1 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 1.3 |
| Niacin (mg) | 23.4 | 18.8 | 14 | 16.2 | 17.5 | 16 |
| Vitamin C (mg) | 371 | 370 | 45 | 394 | 398 | 45 |
| Vitamin A (μg) | 2247 | 2095 | 700 | 2374 | 2047 | 900 |
| Vitamin E (mg) | 23 | 22 | 7† | 32 | 41 | 10† |
| Vitamin B12 (μg) | 3.9 | 6.4 | 2.4 | 11.6 | 12.8 | 2.4 |
| Folate, total (μg) | 568 | 583 | 400 | 788 | 757 | 400 |
| Calcium (mg) | 1093 | 1224 | 1000 | 1216 | 1251 | 1000 |
| Iron (mg) | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 8 |
| Magnesium (mg) | 553 | 589 | 310–320 | 582 | 598 | 400–420 |
| Zinc (mg) | 16 | 22 | 8 | 23 | 24 | 14 |
| Sodium (mg) | 2183 | 2250 | 460† | 1554 | 2032 | 460† |
| Potassium (mg) | 4639 | 5154 | 2800† | 5585 | 6107 | 3800† |
| Phosphorous (mg) | 1848 | 2076 | 1000 | 2478 | 2644 | 1000 |
| Selenium (μg) | 166 | 169 | 60 | 113 | 117 | 70 |
| Iodine (μg) | 225 | 190 | 150 | 223 | 207 | 150 |
*WHO recommendation for trans fats.
†AIs were used as RDIs were unavailable.
AI, adequate intake; LCHF, low-carbohydrate, high-fat diet; MUFA, monounsaturated fat; NRV, nutrient reference value; PUFA, polyunsaturated fat; RDI, recommended daily intake; TE, total energy.