Table 2.
Comparison of nutrient content of some foods calculated from Zimbabwe and USDA food composition tables
| Foods | Code | Energy kcal | Protein g | Fat g | CHO g | Ca mg | P mg | Fe mg | K mg | Na mg | Vit† A RE | Vit C mg | B1 mg | B2 mg | B3 mg | B6 mg | B12 mg | Folate mg |
| Corn flour | Zim_FCT* | 356.2 | 4.5 | 2.1 | 84.0 | 7.0 | 45.7 | 1.6 | 30.5 | 26.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.01 | 0 | 0.10 | tr** | 0 | tr |
| Corn, white | 20314 | 365 | 9.42 | 4.74 | 74.2 | 7 | 210 | 2.71 | 287 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 3.627 | 0.622 | 0 | |||
| Corn flour, whole-grain, white | 20316 | 361 | 6.93 | 3.86 | 76.85 | 7 | 272 | 2.38 | 315 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.900 | 0.370 | 0 | 25 | ||
| Cornmeal, whole-grain, white | 20320 | 362 | 8.12 | 3.59 | 76.89 | 6 | 241 | 3.45 | 287 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 3.632 | 0.304 | 0 | 25 | ||
| Shakata (Mobola Plum) this must be a mistake | 167.5 | 1.2 0 | 0.5 | 41.9 | 2.2 | 158.3 | 55.7 | 0.5 | ||||||||||
| Plums, raw | 09279 | 46 | 0.70 | 0.28 | 11.42 | 6 | 16 | 0.17 | 157 | 0 | 17 | 9.5 | 0.417 | 0.029 | 0 | 5 | ||
| Plums, canned, purple, water pack, solids and liquids | 09281 | 41 | 0.39 | 0.01 | 11.03 | 7 | 13 | 0.16 | 126 | 1 | 46 | 2.7 | 0.370 | 0.027 | 0 | 3 | ||
| Plums, canned, purple, light syrup pack, solids and liquids | 09283 | 63 | 0.37 | 0.10 | 16.28 | 9 | 13 | 0.86 | 93 | 20 | 12 | 0.4 | 0.297 | 0.027 | 0 | 3 | ||
| Guavas this also | 66 | 1 | 0.5 | 14.6 | 16.6 | 26.0 | 0.9 | 290 | 4.0 | 50.0 | 221.4 | 0.05 | 0.04 | 1.1 | 0.0 | |||
| Guavas, common, raw | 09139 | 68 | 2.55 | 0.95 | 14.32 | 18 | 40 | 0.26 | 417 | 2 | 31 | 228.3 | 1.084 | 0.110 | 0 | 49 | ||
| Chicken raw | Zim_FCT | 195.1 | 19 | 12.9 | 0 | 12 | 179 | 1.3 | 227 | 68.3 | 105 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.15 | 7.7 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 5 |
| Chicken raw | 5006 | 215 | 18.6 | 15.1 | 0 | 11 | 147 | 0.9 | 189 | 70 | 41 | 1.6 | 0.06 | 0.12 | 6.8 | 0.35 | 0.3 | 6 |
| Chicken raw, meat and skin stewing | 5123 | 258 | 17.6 | 20.3 | 1.04 | 10 | 172 | 1.04 | 204 | 71 | 52 | 0 | 0.11 | 0.17 | 6.26 | 0.33 | 0.3 | 6 |
| Chicken roast, skin and meat | Zim_FCT | 216 | 26.7 | 8.2 | 0 | 12 | 214 | 1.5 | 308 | 82.4 | 45 | 0 | 0.7 | 0.23 | 5.6 | |||
| Chicken roast, skin and meat | 5111 | 216 | 17.1 | 15.9 | 0 | 10 | 166 | 1.01 | 196 | 68 | 38 | 0 | 0.06 | 0.12 | 6.57 | 0.32 | 0.3 | 6 |
| Chicken roasted, skin and meat | 5055 | 239 | 28.2 | 13.2 | 0 | 24 | 165 | 1.39 | 237 | 96 | 28 | 0 | 0.07 | 0.22 | 7.069 | 0.34 | 0.3 | 7 |
| Chicken, cooked, roasted | 5069 | 216 | 27 | 11.2 | 0 | 12 | 175 | 1.33 | 229 | 90 | 30 | 0 | 0.07 | 0.22 | 5.994 | 0.34 | 0.3 | 8 |
| Spinach (Mova) | Zim_FCT | 15.9 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 2.4 | 33.1 | 30.3 | 0.9 | 228.3 | 8.9 | 419.4 | 11.10 | 0.07 | 0.08 | 0.35 | 0.06 | 0 | 32.80 |
| Malabar, Spinach, cooked | 11986 | 23 | 2.98 | 0.78 | 2.71 | 124 | 36 | 1.48 | 256 | 55 | 58 | 5.9 | 0.787 | 0.086 | 0 | 114 | ||
| New Zealand spinach, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt | 11277 | 12 | 1.30 | 0.17 | 2.20 | 48 | 22 | 0.66 | 102 | 107 | 181 | 16.0 | 0.390 | 0.237 | 0 | 8 |
* Zim_FCT = Zimbabwe food composition table
** Tr = trace
† Vit = vitamin