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Table 1 A summary of the data presented in tables by the Cost of the Diet software for each of the four standard diets. Y = Yes, N = No

From: Cost of the Diet: a method and software to calculate the lowest cost of meeting recommended intakes of energy and nutrients from local foods

Output of software

Day

Week

Season

Year

Individual

Family or HH*

Cost of each diet in currency units

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Cost of each food included in each diet in currency units

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Cost of a food as percentage of the total cost of each diet

N

N

Y

Y

Y

Y

Weekly cost of food groups in currency, for food habits nutritious diet only

N

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Number of foods included in each diet

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Number of servings of each food in each diet

Y

Y

Y

N

Y

Y

Number of food groups included in each diet

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Edible weight of each food in each diet in g

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Total weight of each food in each diet in g

Y

Y

Y

N

Y

Y

Quantity of a food included in a diet as a percentage of total edible food weight

N

N

Y

Y

Y

Y

Quantity of nutrients provided by the edible portion of food in a diet in g

Y

Y

Y

N

Y

Y

Nutrients provided by each food as a percentage of the target specifications

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Percentage of energy and nutrient specifications met by each diet

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Affordability of diet as percentage of income by wealth group, if income and expenditure data entered (not for macronutrients diet)

N

N

Y

Y

Y

Y

  1. *HH = household