TABLE 4 .
List of Indigenous Foods for which Classification was Available in the Indian Food Composition Tables
| S. No. | Local name of sample collected | Common name | Genus | Species |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Makka (Cereal) | Maize, dry | Zea | Mays |
| 2. | Mandua (Millet) | Ragi | Eleusine | Coracana |
| 3. | Salkaya (Gondla) (Millet) | Samai | Panicum | Miliare |
| 4. | Ghongi (Meat) | Snail, big | Pila | Globosa |
| 5. | Demta (Meat and eggs) | Red ants (with eggs) | Aecophylla | Smaragdina |
| 6. | Moosa (Meat) | Field rat’s meat | Rattus | Argentiventer |
| 7. | Perua (Meat) | Pigeon | Columbia | Livia intermedia |
| 8. | Pothi (Fish) | Puti | Burbus | Sp. |
| 9. | Chingri (Crustacean) | Prawn | Penaeus | Sp. |
| 10. | Singhi (Fish) | Singhi | Saccobranchus | Fossilis |
| 11. | Setua (Meat) | Mussel, fresh water | Margaritifera | Margaritifera |
| 12. | Kenkda (Meat) | Crab, muscle | Paratephusa | Spinigera |
| 13. | Kachua (Meat) | Turtle’s meat | Melanochelys | Trijuga coronata |
| 14 | Batakh (Meat) | Duck | Anas platyrhynchos | Domesticus |
| 15. | Batakh anda (Duck egg) | Egg, duck | ||
| 16. | Barbatti (Pulse) | Cowpea | Vigna | Catjang |
| 17. | Kulthi dal (Pulse) | Horse gram | Dolichos | Biflorus |
| 18. | Chakod (GLV) | Fetid cassia, fresh | Cassia | Tora |
| 19. | Saru saag (GLV; fresh) | Colocasia leaves (green variety) | Colocasia | Anti-quorum |
| 20. | Chimti saag (GLV) | Chimti sag | Polygonum | Plebijum |
| 21. | Siliary saag (GLV) | Sinduar sag | Celosia | Argentia |
| 22. | Bhaji sag (GLV) | Amaranth viridis | Amaranthus | Viridis |
| 23. | Lal bhaji (GLV) | Amaranth, tender | Amaranthus | Gangeticus |
| 24. | Aloo saag (GLV) | Potato leaves | Solanum | Tuberosum |
| 25. | Matha sag (GLV) | Mata sag (lupu) | Antidesma | Diandrum |
| 26. | Sarla/Katai saag (GLV) | Sarli sag | Vangueria | Spinosa |
| 27. | Sunsuniya saag (GLV) | Susni sag | Marsilea | Minuta |
| 28. | Karmi saag (GLV) | Ipomea leaves | Ipomea | Reptans |
| 29. | Gandhari saag (GLV) | Amaranth, spined | Amaranthus | Spinosus |
| 30. | Kudrum leaves/Thepa saag (GLV) | Gogu | Hibiscus | Cannabinus |
| 31. | Khapra sag (GLV) | Saravallai keerai | Trianthema | Monogyna |
| 32. | Kanda sag (GLV) | Sweet potato greens | Ipomoes | Batatas |
| 33. | Bathua saag (GLV; fresh) | Bathua | Chenopodium | Album |
| 34. | Bambu (GLV) | Bamboo, tender shoots | Bambusa | Arundinacea |
| 35. | Munga saag (GLV) | Drumstick leaves | Moringa | Oleifera |
| 36. | Munga phool (Vegetable) | Drumstick flowers | Moringa | Oleifera |
| 37. | Kohnda Phool (Vegetable) | Pumpkin flowers | Cucurbita | Maxima |
| 38. | Sanai Phool (Vegetable) | Sanhemp flowers | Crotalaria | Juncea |
| 39. | Sem (Vegetable) | Field beans, tender | Dolichos | Lablab |
| 40. | Bamboo/Sandhna/Karai (Fruit) | Bamboo fruit | Bambusa | Arundinacea |
| 41. | Kusum (Fruit) | Kusum fruit | Schleichera | Trijunga |
| 42. | Kendu (Fruit) | Tumki | Diospyros | Melanoxylon |
| 43. | Dahu (Fruit) | Lakooch, raw | Artocarpus | Lakoocha |
| 44. | Bargad ka phal (Fruit) | Banyan tree figs | Ficus | Bengalensis |
| 45. | Karaunda (Fruit) | Karonda, fresh | Carissa | Carandas |
| 46. | Bhelua (Fruit) | Marking nut (kernel) | Semecarpus | Anacardium |
| 47. | Surguja (Oilseed) | Niger seeds | Guizotia | Abyssinica |