This research is aimed at revealing the quality of nutrition intake of table tennis athlete in Pariaman city. The research was conducted from September to October 2016. The number of sample in this research was 20 table tennis athletes. The instruments used in this research were a questionnaire and food recall form. This research employed a descriptive approach. The research showed that the average energy intake of a table tennis athlete was 2134 + 231 calorie, the average protein intake was 77.6 + 21.1 gram, the average intake of carbohydrate was 370.9 + 49.5 gram, and the average intake of fat was 47.2 + 12.1 gram per day. In addition, the average intake of iron was 21.0 + 10.5 mg per day and the intake of vitamin C was up to 85.0 + 42.6 mg per day. In terms of quality, the energy intake was up to 76, 5% of the demand of nutrition in a day, the protein intake was 73.7% and the fat intake was 51, 8% from that of needed by an athlete. The iron intake has reached 139, 8%. The vitamin C intake, however, was still 42.5 % from that of an athlete requirement.
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