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. 2011 May 19;8:7. doi: 10.1186/1550-2783-8-7

Table 3.

Food Sources as a percentage of daily intake of each macronutrient

Food
Sources (%)
Energy
(kcal)
CHO
(g)
Fat
(g)
Protein (g)
Porridge 4.5 5.5 2.1 3.0
Bread 15.2 18.7 4.7 17.5
Pasta 10.0 12.0 3.1 13.4
Rice 5.0 6.5 1.8 2.8
Injera 20.8 27.3 4.8 16.5
Meat 5.3 0.1 16.1 11.9
Lentils 2.4 1.8 3.6 3.5
Sugara 3.5 5.4 0.0 0.0
Eggs 1.5 0.1 3.9 4.0
Milk 1.3 0.6 3.1 2.1
Vegetable Oil 10.2 0.0 43.5 0.0
Chick Peas 1.0 0.9 0.6 1.9
Shiro 2.1 1.5 2.4 4.7
Total 83 85 90 84
Otherb 17 15 10 16
Animal source 12 1 27 24
Vegetable source 88 99 73 76
Mean 3194 545 83 99
SD 329 49 14 13

*Note. SD, standard deviation. aSugar consumed in tea and porridge. bFood sources that contribute less than 1%.