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Annex 1a Frequency distribution of selected food items in Gayeu and Saisi households

Annex 1b Diversity of foods by food groups and number of households

Annex 1a: Frequency distribution of selected food items in Gayeu and Saisi households

Food Items

Number of households in Gayeu (near large town)

Number of households in Saisi (rural)

Rarely
(<1/mo)

Seldom
1-2/mo

Occasional
3-4/mo

Often
2-4/wk

Everyday
5-7/wk

Total

Rarely
(<1/mo)

Seldom
1-2/mo

Occasional
3-4/mo

Often
2-4/wk

Everyday
5-7/wk

Total

1. Starchy food group

· Glutinous rice

2

1

6

2

5

16

-

-

-

-

28

28

· Ordinary rice

-

1

-

-

15

16

17

4

2

5

28

28

· Wild yam

12

-

-

4

-

16

12

-

2

14

-

28

· Taro

4

6

3

2

1

16

15

2

1

9

1

28

· Cassava

7

4

1

3

1

16

11

3

2

10

2

28

· Other roots

-

5

5

-

-

10

2

12

4

-

-

18

2. Protein sources

2.1 Animal protein

· Chicken

-

4

7

1

4

16

4

7

12

3

2

28

· Eggs (chicken/duck)

1

6

8

-

1

16

2

10

4

7

5

28

· Beef (cattle/buffalo)

6

5

3

2

-

16

3

13

7

3

2

28

· Pork

4

7

4

1

-

16

6

10

10

2

-

28

· Internal organs

7

6

-

3

-

16

14

6

6

2

-

28

2.2 Seafood

· Mackerel

13

2

-

1

-

16

24

1

1

2

-

28

· Canned fish

5

6

3

2

-

16

17

7

2

2

-

28

2.3 Freshwater aquatic animals

2.3.1 Fish

· Pa Soi

1

-

1

7

7

16

-

-

1

2

25

28

· Pa Koh (snakehead)

-

-

3

2

11

16

1

1

11

5

9

27

· Pa Dook (catfish)

-

-

3

3

10

16

7

1

10

5

4

27

· Pa Seiw (rasbora spp.)

-

3

4

4

5

16

-

1

5

9

13

28

· Pa Pak (Barbodes/Puntius spp.)

-

3

5

3

1

12

-

2

-

9

10

21

· Pa Kode (Mystus spp.)

-

3

3

4

5

15

-

2

4

7

7

20

· Pa Sood

-

3

7

2

2

14

-

3

8

9

2

22

· Pa Kieng

-

-

3

3

6

12

-

2

3

4

9

18

· Pa Khow

4

4

4

4

-

16

16

3

1

6

1

27

· Pa Ian (swamp eel)

1

2

-

4

-

7

-

3

2

4

1

10

· Pa Heng (sun-dried fish)

5

3

7

1

-

16

4

4

11

9

-

28

2.3.2 Other aquatic animals

· Frogs

-

-

2

4

10

16

-

-

5

14

9

28

· Crabs

-

1

4

3

8

16

2

3

8

13

2

28

· Shrimp (Macrobrachium)

-

1

4

2

8

15

2

3

13

5

5

28

· Snail

-

4

3

9

-

16

3

3

10

8

4

28

· Snake

13

3

-

-

-

16

21

4

1

1

-

27

2.4 Wild animals

· Wild fowl

14

1

-

1

-

16

26

-

-

1

_

27

· Wild pig

15

-

-

1

-

16

25

-

-

2

-

27

· Deer

14

-

-

2

-

16

27

-

-

-

_

27

· Barking deer

14

-

-

2

-

16

26

-

-

1

-

27

· Squirrel

10

5

1

-

-

16

16

4

4

3

-

27

· Birds

2

11

2

1

-

16

11

8

5

3

-

27

· Monitor

8

2

-

6

-

16

17

1

4

5

-

27

· Lizards

13

2

1

-

-

16

24

2

-

2

-

28

· Rat

11

5

-

-

-

16

24

2

1

-

-

27

2.5 Insects

· Cricket

-

3

3

10

-

16

1

4

5

16

2

28

· Locust

6

2

1

7

-

16

15

1

1

9

1

27

· Beetles

2

3

1

10

-

16

9

1

5

11

2

28

· Hornet/bees

13

2

-

1

-

16

10

2

6

7

2

27

· Red ant eggs

-

4

2

9

1

16

2

1

3

21

1

28

2.6 Legumes & seeds

· Peanuts

7

3

2

3

1

16

8

6

7

3

3

27

· Mungbean

6

7

-

3

-

16

6

6

8

7

1

28

· Soybean

15

-

-

1

-

16

19

4

2

3

-

28

· Sesame

-

3

12

1

-

16

3

4

13

4

4

28

3. Fat & oils

· Vegetable oil

16

-

-

-

-

16

25

-

3

-

-

28

· Lard

4

3

6

2

1

16

5

5

9

5

4

28

· Fried dishes

4

5

5

2

-

16

6

7

10

4

1

28

· Sauteed dishes

9

3

3

1

-

16

17

5

5

-

1

28

· Coconut milk containing food

6

5

2

3

-

16

6

7

10

5

-

28

4. Vegetables

4.1 Leafy vegetables

· Cabbage

4

3

6

-

3

16

7

1

10

9

1

28

· Chinese white cabbage

-

1

1

3

11

16

5

1

7

4

11

28

· Chinese cabbage (Kwangtoong)

6

2

3

2

3

16

14

-

9

2

3

28

· Mustard green

-

-

2

3

11

16

1

1

4

9

13

28

· Swamp cabbage (morning glory)

-

1

8

1

6

16

3

1

8

5

11

28

· Lettuce

-

1

5

4

-

10

-

-

2

9

17

28

· Tip pumpkin leaf

13

1

-

2

-

16

16

2

3

5

2

28

· Pak E-lerd

2

6

5

1

1

16

-

1

5

6

4

17

4.2 Non-leafy/fruit vegetables

· Tomato

-

5

3

8

-

16

-

4

11

7

6

28

· Pumpkin

8

5

-

3

-

16

17

2

2

5

2

28

· String bean

1

6

4

4

1

16

2

1

7

11

7

28

· Cucumber

7

3

3

3

-

16

15

-

3

7

3

28

· Wax gourd

7

-

1

3

5

16

10

2

3

7

6

28

· Watermelon (young fruit)

6

4

2

4

-

16

10

2

6

10

-

28

· Eggplants

-

10

5

1

0

16

1

-

2

3

22

28

· Solanum (mak paeng)

1

4

7

1

3

16

2

-

3

4

19

28

· Raw papaya

3

5

6

2

-

16

-

4

14

4

6

28

· Jackfruit (young fruit)

5

2

-

9

-

16

10

-

7

11

-

28

· Sesbania flower (Dokkae)

6

4

2

2

5

16

16

1

4

7

-

28

· Banana stem

2

9

4

1

-

16

4

9

7

5

3

28

· Banana flower

3

8

5

-

-

16

3

12

7

5

1

28

· Linmai (pod)

2

7

4

2

1

16

5

4

8

8

3

28

4.3 Bush & Forest

· Bamboo shoot

-

2

1

11

2

16

-

-

3

12

13

28

· Mushroom

-

-

3

13

-

16

-

1

3

19

5

28

· Leukena (Pak Katin)

2

10

3

1

-

16

1

5

15

1

6

28

4.4 Aquatic sources

· Pak Kadon

-

2

7

4

3

16

1

1

6

15

5

28

· Pak Kayang

-

-

4

2

10

16

1

-

7

8

12

28

· Pak Kood

12

3

1

-

-

16

18

1

2

7

-

28

· Pak Kached

9

2

1

4

-

16

12

1

6

9

-

28

· Pak Samek

-

3

6

4

3

16

2

2

11

11

2

28

· Pak Tiew

5

-

3

8

-

16

1

1

5

18

3

28

· Pak Wanh

1

5

-

10

-

16

8

2

1

16

1

28

· Pak Paew

1

9

1

-

5

16

3

3

7

5

10

28

· Freshwater algae (Tao)

2

1

3

10

-

16

3

3

5

14

3

28

4.5 Vegetables for flavouring and side dishes

· Spring onion

1

2

-

3

10

16

-

-

-

2

26

28

· Coriander

3

3

4

5

1

16

1

-

1

2

24

28

· Hompon (dill, mixed

-

-

-

4

12

16

-

-

2

2

26

28

4.5.1 herbs of aroma or seasoning vegetables

· Sweet basil

5

3

1

2

5

16

8

-

3

5

11

28

· Fresh chili

-

-

3

-

13

16

-

-

-

1

27

28

· Dried chili

2

-

2

2

10

16

5

2

1

-

20

28

· Galangal

-

5

9

-

2

16

-

1

7

6

13

27

· Ginger

1

5

9

-

1

16

-

1

7

9

10

27

· Tamarind (green pods)

-

-

4

6

6

16

3

1

6

10

8

28

· Tamarind (young leaf)

-

1

7

5

3

16

10

4

7

5

2

28

5. Fruits

· Banana

-

4

6

-

6

16

1

-

13

3

11

28

· Orange

9

2

-

-

5

16

9

3

9

6

1

28

· Pomelo

4

4

5

3

-

16

-

1

10

10

7

28

· Mango

2

-

2

12

-

16

-

1

6

20

1

28

· Papaya

4

7

4

1

-

16

1

2

11

13

1

28

· Water melon

7

4

-

5

-

16

5

4

5

14

-

28

6. Condiments & Seasoning

· Pa dek (fermented fish)

-

1

4

1

10

16

-

-

-

1

27

28

· Salt

-

-

-

-

16

16

-

-

-

-

-

28

· Fish sauce

13

2

-

-

1

16

11

-

2

3

12

28

· Soya sauce

16

-

-

-

-

16

15

1

2

2

8

28

· Monosodium Glutamate (MSG)

-

-

-

-

16

16

-

-

-

-

28

28

Annex 1b: Diversity of foods by food groups and number of households

Category

Number of household

Total
(N = 44)

Worse-off
(n = 21)

Better-off
(n = 23)

1. Caloric food group

Diversity of carbohydrate group




· Median (varieties)

6

6

6

· Range (varieties)

2-8

1-8

1-8

Weight (reflecting frequency)




· Median (scores)

88

104

97

· Range (scores)

38-135

25-160

25-160

2. Animal proteins

2.1 From domestic animal meat

Diversity of domestic animal meat




· Median (varieties)

5

5

5

· Range (varieties)

2-7

3-7

2-7

Weight (reflecting frequency)




· Median (scores)

50

43

50

· Range (scores)

13-115

9-140

9-140

2.2 From aquatic animals

Diversity of aquatic animals




· Median (varieties)

8

9

8.5

· Range (varieties)

6-10

5-10

5-10

Weight (reflecting frequency)




· Median (scores)

150

153

152

· Range (scores)

100-230

83-210

83-230

2.3 From nature (excluding wildlife)

Diversity animal from nature




· Median (varieties)

5

5

5

· Range (varieties)

2-7

2-7

2-7

Weight (reflecting frequency)




· Median (scores)

70

63

66

· Range (scores)

30-140

21-128

21-140

3. Vegetables

3.1 From farm (plus few from market)

Diversity of vegetables from farm




· Median (varieties)

11

12

11

· Range (varieties)

8-14

7-15

7-15

Weight (reflecting frequency)




· Median (scores)

190

195

193

· Range (scores)

38-270

109-295

38-295

3.2 Trees from backyard

Diversity of trees from backyard




· Median (varieties)

7

7

7

· Range (varieties)

2-9

2-9

2-9

Weight (reflecting frequency)




· Median (scores)

77

93

85

· Range (scores)

20-160

29-160

20-160

3.3 From nature including aquatic plants

Diversity of aquatic plants and others




· Median (varieties)

9

10

9

· Range (varieties)

8-11

8-11

8-11

Weight (reflecting frequency)




· Median (scores)

143

173

168

· Range (scores)

72-200

72-235

72-235

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