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Table 3 Top five single food items contributing to energy- and macronutrient intake divided by sex

From: Dietary intake in undernourished adults living in Guinea-Bissau; a cross-sectional study

Men (n = 43)

Women (n = 48)

 

% of mean EI

Cumulative % of mean EI

 

% of mean EI

Cumulative % of mean EI

Total energy

Total energy

 1)

White rice

40.4

40.4

1)

White rice

38.8

38.8

 2)

Breada

14.9

55.3

2)

Breada

14.1

52.9

 3)

Sugarb

9.0

64.3

3)

Sugarb

7.8

60.7

 4)

Powder milk

3.3

67.6

4)

Powder milk

3.4

64.1

 5)

Olive oil

3.2

70.8

5)

Mango

2.9

67.0

Carbohydrate

Carbohydrate

 1)

White rice

54.6

54.6

1)

White rice

54.8

54.8

 2)

Breada

17.1

71.7

2)

Breada

17.2

72.0

 3)

Sugarb

12.1

83.8

3)

Sugarb

11.6

83.6

 4)

Spaghetti

3.8

87.6

4)

Mango

4.0

87.6

 5)

Onion

2.0

89.6

5)

Powder milk

2.9

90.5

Protein

Protein

 1)

White rice

23.6

23.6

1)

White rice

22.8

22.8

 2)

Breada

15.7

39.3

2)

Breada

13.5

36.3

 3)

Bonga Shadc (Ethmalosa fimbriata)

10.9

50.2

3)

Bonga Shadc (Ethmalosa fimbriata)

7.3

43.6

 4)

Mulletc (Mugil spp.)

6.8

57.0

4)

Beef

7.1

50.7

 5)

Catfishc (Synodontis spp.)

4.9

61.9

5)

Seabream Steenbrasc (Lithognathus aureti)

6.6

57.3

Fat

Fat

 1)

Olive oil

20.4

20.4

1)

Olive oil

15.4

15.4

 2)

Powder milk

8.1

28.5

2)

Red palm oil

9.1

24.5

 3)

Breada

7.4

35.9

3)

Breada

6.5

31.0

 4)

Butter spreadd

6.7

42.6

4)

Beef

6.5

37.5

 5)

Peanuts

6.1

48.7

5)

Powder milk

6.4

43.9

  1. EI energy intake
  2. aWhite whey
  3. bSucrose
  4. cTypes of fish common in the West African diet
  5. dButter spread consists of butter mixed with canola oil