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FOOD COMPOSITION TABLE FOR USE IN AFRICA



CONTENTS

A Research Project Sponsored * Jointly

by

U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare
Public Health Service
Health Services and Mental Health Administration
National Center for Chronic Disease Control
Nutrition Program
Bethesda, Maryland 20014

and

Food Consumption and Planning Branch
Nutrition Division
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Rome, Italy

1968

* This project was supported by the Advanced Research Projects Agency (Project AGILE, ARPA Order No. 580, Program Plan No. 298) and was monitored by the Nutrition Program, National Center for Chronic Disease Control, Health Service, and Mental Health Administration, Public Health Service, U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, and the Nutrition Division, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

Copies of this publication may be obtained by writing to the Nutrition Program, National Center for Chronic Disease Control, Health Services and Mental Health Administration, Public Health Service, U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, 9000 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, Maryland 20014 U.S.A.

The printing of this document was supported in part by the Nutrition and Child Feeding Service, Office of War on Hunger, Agency for International Development. U. S. A.

Compiled by

Woot-Tsuen Wu Leung
U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare
Public Health Service
Health Services and Mental Health Administration
National Center for Chronic Disease Control
Nutrition Program
Bethesda, Maryland U.S.A.

with the cooperation of

Félix Busson and Claude Jardin
Food Consumption and Planning Branch
Nutrition Division
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Rome, Italy

A LIST OF PARTICIPANTS OF THE ADVISORY GROUP FOR THE AFRICAN FOOD COMPOSITION TABLE
Dr. J. Adrian
Maître de Recherches
Laboratoire de Biochimio de la Nutrition
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
1, Place Aristide Briand
Bellevue, (S. et O.), France
Dr. J. C. Edozien
Professor and Head
Department of Chemical Pathology
University of Ibadan
Ibadan, Nigeria
Dr. L. A. Maynard
Special Consultant to NP/NCCD
Graduate School of Nutrition
Cornell University
Ithaca, New York 14850
Dr. G. K. Agren
Professor and Head
Institute of Medical Chemistry
University of Uppsala
Uppsala, Sweden
Dr. D. Harvey
Director
Commonwealth Bureau of Animal Nutrition
Rowett Research Institute
Bucksburn
Aberdeen, Scotland, U. K.
Dr. Julien Périssé
Nutrition Officer
Food Consumption and Planning Branch
Nutrition Division, FAO, Rome
Mrs. D. L. Bocobo
Nutrition Officer
Food Consumption and Planning Branch
Nutrition Division, FAO, Rome
Dr. Claude Jardin
Nutrition Officer
Food Consumption and Planning Branch
Nutrition Division, FAO, Rome
Dr. K.K.P.N. Rao
Chief
Food Consumption and Planning Branch
Nutrition Division, FAO, Rome
M. le Pharmacien-Colonel Busson
FAO Consultant
Laboratoires de Recherches du Service
de Santé des Troupes de Marine
Parc du Pharo
Marseille (7 éme)
(B. du Rh.) France
Dr. O. C. Johnson
Chief
Domestic Unit
Nutrition Program
National Center for Chronic Disease Control
U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare
Bethesda, Maryland 20014
U. S. A.
Dr. Z. I. Sabry
Associate Professor
Department of Nutrition, School of Hygiene
University of Toronto
Toronto 5, Ontario, Canada
Dr. V. de Groote
Professor of Analytical Chemistry
(Lovanium University, Congo - Leo)
264, rue Grande
Maisières (RT)
Bruxelles, Belgique
Dr. W. T. Wu Leung
Chief
Food Science Information
Nutrition Program
National Center for Chronic Disease Control
U. S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare
Bethesda, Maryland 20014
U.S.A.
Dr. A. E. Schaefer
Chief
Nutrition Program
National Center for Chronic Disease Control
U. S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare
Bethesda, Maryland 20014

Dr. J. Toury
Director p.i.
Organisation de recherches pour l'alimentation et la nutrition africaines
Boîte Postale 2089
Dakar, Sénégal

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CONTENTS

Foreword
Notes on Food Composition Table
Summary and Recommendation
Terms and Symbols Used
Food Composition Table for Use in Africa:
Plant Origin:
Group 1 -- Cereals and Grain Products
Group 2 -- Starchy Roots, Tubers and Fruits
Group 3 -- Grain Legumes and Legume Products
Group 4 -- Nuts and Seeds
Group 5 -- Vegetables and Vegetable Products
Group 6 -- Fruits
Group 7 -- Sugars and Syrups
Animal Orgin:
Group 8 -- Meats, Poultry, and Insects
Group 9 -- Eggs
Group 10 -- Fish and Shellfish
Group 11 -- Milk and Milk Products
Others:
Group 12 -- Oils and Fats
Group 13 -- Beverages
Group 14 -- Miscellaneous
Appendices:
1 -- Specific Energy Factors Used for Calculating the Calorie Value of Foods Consumed in Africa
2 -- Adjustment of Food Composition Figures According to Varying Moisture Contents
3 -- Factors for Vitamin a Conversion
4 -- Index of Sientific Names of Edible Plants
5 -- Index of Sientific Names of African Animals and Insects
6 -- Index of Sientific Names of fish and Shellfish
7 -- A Summary of the Food Composition Table
8 -- Selected Bibliography on African Food Composition Table
9 -- Bibliography on African Botanical Nomenclature
10 -- Selected Bibliography on African Mammal and Insect Nomenclature
11 -- Selected Bibliography on African Fish and Shellfish Nonenclature

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Grateful acknowledgment is expressed to:

Members of the Advisory Group for their valuable suggestions, competent advice, and information and data pertinent to African foods.

Special appreciation is expressed to:

Dr. A. E. Schaefer, Chief, Nutrition Program, and Dr. Ogden C. Johnson, Chief, Domestic Unit, Nutrition Program, National Center for Chronic Disease Control, U. S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, U. S. A., for their leadership, directions, and support; and to Dr. L. A. Maynard, Special Consultant to this project, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, U. S. A., for his technical guidance.

Dr. M. Autret, Director, Nutrition Division, and Dr. K. K. P. N. Rao, Chief, Food Consumption and Planning Branch, Nutrition Division, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, for their splendid collaboration and technical guidance.

Many local institutions and offices of FAO, WHO and AID, located in various areas of Africa for their kind assistance and cooperation during personal visits to their offices.

Sincere thanks are given to:

Mrs. Ritva Rauanheimo Butrum and Miss Emma Reh for their valuable assistance and cooperation in recording and tabulating the analytical data, and to Mrs. Betty Gusey, Nutrition Program, National Center for Chronic Disease Control, for her efficient and competent assistance in checking and typing the manuscript and food table.