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Appendix 3

Seafood consumption in Australia by gender and age

The following seafood consumption figures were derived using FSANZ’s dietary modelling computer program, DIAMOND. Data from the 1995 National Nutrition Survey of Australia were used to obtain the consumption figures. The National Nutrition Survey used a 24-hour food recall method.

The National Nutrition Survey had 13 858 respondents aged from 2 years and above. The figures below were derived using the whole population 2+ years and sub groups of the population including males and females 2–4 years, 5–12 years, 13–64 years and 65+ years and females of child-bearing age (16–44 years). The figures include where respondents consumed seafood alone or as a part of a mixed food, such as in a marinara sauce.

Limitations of the dietary modelling

A limitation of estimating dietary exposure over a period of time associated with the dietary modelling is that only 24-hour dietary survey data were available, and these tend to over-estimate habitual food consumption amounts for high consumers.

Molluscs and crustacea are occasionally consumed foods that people tend to consume less than once a week. Therefore, consumption figures derived from a 24-hour recall may be higher for most consumers than if consumption amounts were averaged over a longer time frame that better reflects habitual consumption of these foods. Other limitations of the dietary modelling include:

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  smoked finfish was not identified as being hot- or cold-smoked in the National Nutrition Survey
  
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  scallops are not identified as being roe-off or not.
  
  
  

Molluscan shellfish

Table 3.1: Consumption of oysters and other bivalves (including clams and mussels) in Australia, by gender and age

Population group	No. of consumers	% of total respondents	Mean consumer intake (g/day)	95th percentile consumer intake (g/day)
All population (2+ years)	59	0.4	91	270
2–4 years male	–	–	–	–
2–4 years female	1	0.3	20	20
5–12 years male	1	0.1	56	56
5–12 years female	1	0.1	150	150
13–64 years male	25	0.5	98	283
13–64 years female	21	0.4	100	302
65+ years male	4	0.4	46	60
65+ years female	5	0.5	77	180
16–44 years female	11	0.3	118	180

Table 3.2: Consumption of abalone and scallops in Australia, by gender and age

Population group	No. of consumers	% of total respondents	Mean consumer intake (g/day)	95th percentile consumer intake (g/day)
All population (2+ years)	24	0.2	40	186
2–4 years male	–	–	–	–
2–4 years female	1	0.3	11	11
5–12 years male	1	0.1	71	71
5–12 years female	–	–	–	–
13–64 years male	4	0.1	34	95
13–64 years female	15	0.3	48	195
65+ years male	2	0.2	9	15
65+ years female	1	0.1	15	15
16–44 years female	11	0.3	42	160