Table 2.
Food group (FANTA) | Food group (IYCCDDS( 107 )) | Food group (IDDS( 82 )) | Food and drink items | |
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1. | Cereals | Grains, roots and tubers | Starchy staples | Amaranth [grain] (Amaranthus spp.)*, Maize [dry; red, white, yellow] (Zea mays L.) {atol, pinol, tamal, tortilla}, Oats (Avena sativa L.) {horchata, mosh}†, Rice (Oryza sativa L.) {arroz con leche, horchata}†, Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) {atol, bread, chomin, pasta}† |
2. | White roots and tubers | Grains, roots and tubers | Starchy staples | Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz), Plantains (Musa × paradisiaca L.), Potatoes (Solanum tuberosum L.)†, Sweet potato [red, purple, white] (Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam.)†, Taro (Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott) |
3. | Vitamin-A rich vegetables and tubers | Vitamin A-rich fruits and vegetables | Dark green leafy vegetables | Carrot (Daucus carota L.), Pumpkin [flower, orange and dark yellow flesh] (Cucurbita pepo L.), Red pepper [sweet] (Capsicum annuum L.)†, Squash [flower, orange and dark yellow flesh] (Cucurbita spp.), Sweet potato [orange or dark orange] (Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam.)† |
4. | Dark-green leafy vegetables | Vitamin A-rich fruits and vegetables | Other vitamin A-rich fruits and vegetables | Amaranth [greens] (Amaranthus spp.)*, American black nightshade (Solanum americanum Mill.) {macuy, hierbamora}*, Beet greens (Beta vulgaris L.), Broccoli (Brassica cretica Lam.)†, Chard (Beta vulgaris L.), Chipilín (Crotalaria longirostrata Hook. & Arn.)*, Coriander (Coriandrum sativum L.), Lettuce [dark] (Lactuca sativa L.), Mustard greens (Brassica rapa L.), Onion [stalk] (Allium cepa), Pumpkin [leaves and vine shoot] (Cucurbita pepo L.)‡, Purslane (Portulaca oleracea L.)*, Radish greens (Raphanus raphanistrum subsp. sativus (L.) Domin)‡, Squash [leaves and vine shoot] (Cucurbita spp.) |
5. | Other vegetables | Other fruits and vegetables | Other fruits and vegetables | Beans [fresh pods] (Phaseolus vulgaris L.), Beets (Beta vulgaris L.), Cabbage (Brassica oleracea L.), Cauliflower (Brassica cretica Lam.)†, Chayote [fruit and vine shoot] (Sechium edule (Jacq.) Sw.)‡, Chilacayote (Cucurbita ficifolia Bouché), Cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.), Flor de izote (Yucca gigantean Lem.)*, Flor de pito (Erythrina berteroana Urb.)*, Green pepper [sweet] (Capsicum annuum L.)†, Maize [fresh] (Zea mays L.), Onion (Allium cepa), Pacaya (Chamaedorea tepejilote Liebm.)*, Radish (Raphanus raphanistrum subsp. sativus (L.) Domin), Squash [unriped] (Cucurbita spp.), Tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.), Zucchini [unriped] (Cucurbita pepo L.) |
6. | Vitamin-A rich fruits | Vitamin A-rich fruits and vegetables | Other vitamin A-rich fruits and vegetables | Cantaloupe melon (Cucumis melo L.)†, Hog plum (Spondias purpurea L.)*, Loquat (Eriobotrya japonica (Thunb.) Lindl.), Mango [ripe] (Mangifera indica L.), Papaya [ripe] (Carica papaya L.) |
7. | Other fruits | Other fruits and vegetables | Other fruits and vegetables | Apple (Malus pumila Mill.)†, Avocado (Persea americana Mill.), Banana (Musa × paradisiaca L.), Berries (Morus alba L. and Rubus coriifolius Liebm.)*, Cashew nut fruit (Anacardium occidentale L.), Coconut [flesh] (Cocos nucifera L.), Custard-apple (Annona reticulata L.)*, Figs (Ficus carica L.), Guava (Psidium guajava)*, Lemon (Citrus limon (L.) Osbeck), Lime (Citrus medica L.), Machetón and Paterna (Inga edulis Mart.)*, Mamey sapote (Pouteria sapota (Jacq.) H.E. Moore & Stearn)*, Mango [unripe] (Mangifera indica L.), Matasano (Casimiroa edulis La Llave), Nance (Byrsonima crassifolia (L.) Kunth), Orange (Citrus sinensis (L.) Osbeck), Peach (Prunus persica (L.) Batsch), Pear (Pyrus communis L.)†, Pineapple (Ananas comosus (L.) Merr.), Pomegranate (Punica granatum L.)†, Sapodella (Manilkara zapota (L.) P. Royen)*, Soursop (Annona muricata L.), Strawberry (Fragaria sp.)†, Sunza (Licania platypus (Hemsl.) Fritsch), Sweet granadilla (Passiflora ligularis Juss.)*, Tamarind (Tamarindus indica L.), Tangerine (Citrus reticulata), Watermelon (Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai) |
8. | Organ meat | Flesh foods | Organ meat | Gizzard, Heart, Kidney, Liver, Stomach |
9. | Flesh meats | Flesh foods | Meat and fish | Beef, Chicken, Duck, Goat, Pork, Rabbit, Turkey |
10. | Eggs | Eggs | Eggs | Chicken eggs, Duck eggs |
11. | Fish and seafood | Flesh foods | Meat and fish | Canned fish {tuna, sardines}, Fresh or dried fish |
12. | Legumes, nuts and seeds | Legumes and nuts | Legumes, nuts and seeds | Cashew nut (Anacardium occidentale L.), Common beans [dry; black, red, white] (Phaseolus vulgaris L.), Lentils (Lens culinaris)†, Peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.)†, Pigeon pea (Cajanus cajan (L.) Millsp.), Pumpkin seeds (Cucurbita spp.), Sesame seeds (Sesamum indicum L.)†, Soya bean (Glycine max) {texturized soya protein}† |
13. | Milk and milk products | Dairy products | Milk and milk products | Cheese, Milk, Ricotta |
14. | Oils and fats | NA | NA | Butter, Cream, Lard, Margarine, Mayonnaise, Vegetable oils {canola, maize, African palm, other} |
15. | Sweets | NA | NA | Biscuits [sweet], Candies, Cookies, Honey, Jam, Juice drinks, Sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum L.) {panela, sugar}, Soda, Any other sweets |
16. | Spices, condiments and beverages | NA | NA | Allspice (Pimienta dioica (L.) Merr)†, Annatto (Bixa orellana L.), Apazote (Dysphania ambrosioides (L.) Mosyakin & Clemants)*, Basil (Ocimum basilicum L., Ocimum campechianum Mill.), Broth cubes {beef, chicken, vegetables}, Celery (Apium graveolens L.), Chadon beni (Eryngium foetidum L.)*, Chilli [dry and fresh] (Capsicum annuum L.), Cinnamon (Cinnamomum verum J. Presl)†, Cocoa (Theobroma bicolor Humb. & Bonpl.)†, Coffee (Coffea arabica L.), Comino (Pectis uniaristata DC. var. holostemma A. Gray)†, Coriander (Coriandrum sativum L.), Garlic (Allium sativum L.), Hibiscus (Hibiscus sabdariffa L.), Miltomate (Physalis philadelphica Lam.)*, Mint (Mentha × piperita L.), Oregano (Origanum vulgare L.), Parsley (Petroselinum crispum (Mill.) Fuss), Rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis L.), Salt, Soya sauce, Tea (Camellia sinensis (L.) Kuntze)† |
IYCDDS, infant and young child dietary diversity score; IDDS, individual dietary diversity score; FANTA, Food and Nutrition Technical Assistance Project; NA, not applicable.
The food group ‘Spices, condiments and beverages’ included foods used in very small quantities as seasoning; hence, some foods (e.g. carrots, red pepper and coriander) were categorized into this and another group because the quantity consumed depended on the preparation of the dish.
Crop name [part or condition of the crop consumed] (scientific name of crop, identified with plant specimens)( 73 , 74 ) {local common names for crops}. Names are underlined when they are native to Mesoamerica( 108 , 109 ).
Wild edible plants.
Crops that were not identified with plant specimens, but using pictures( 73 ).
Neglected underutilized species.