TABLE 2.

Daily nutrients delivered by 3 legumes as a complementary food on the basis of a weaning child's age and serving size¹

	Corn-soybean blend				Common bean				Cowpea				Recommended level of intake2
Nutrient	6 mo	9 mo	12 mo	24 mo	6 mo	9 mo	12 mo	24 mo	6 mo	9 mo	12 mo	24 mo	6 mo	9 mo	12 mo	24 mo
Macronutrients
Energy, kcal/d	78	117	156	196	79	118	158	197	79	118	157	196	2003	3003	5503	5503
Carbohydrate, g/d	15	22	30	37	14	21	28	35	13	20	26	33	95	95	130	130
Protein, g/d	3	4	5	7	5	7	10	12	5	8	11	14	11	11	13	13
Fat, g/d	0.9	1.3	1.7	2.2	0.4	0.6	0.8	1.0	0.4	0.6	0.8	1.1	30	30	21	21
Dietary fiber
Total fiber, g/d	1.7	2.5	3.4	4.2	6.0	9.0	12.0	15.0	4.3	6.5	8.6	10.8	ND	ND	19	19
Micronutrients
Calcium, mg/d	45	67	89	112	43	64	85	107	22	33	44	55	260	260	700	700
Iron, mg/d	2.7	4.0	5.3	6.7	2.5	3.7	4.9	6.1	3.2	4.8	6.4	8.0	11	11	7	7
Potassium, g/d	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.3	0.3	0.5	0.7	0.8	0.3	0.5	0.7	0.8	0.7	0.7	3.0	3.0
Zinc, mg/d	0.8	1.2	1.5	1.9	0.6	0.9	1.1	1.4	0.7	1.0	1.3	1.6	3	3	3	3
FAs, g/d
Total SFAs	0.03	0.05	0.06	0.08	0.04	0.07	0.09	0.11	0.08	0.11	0.15	0.19	NA	NA	NA	NA
Total MUFAs	0.05	0.08	0.11	0.14	0.02	0.03	0.04	0.05	0.02	0.03	0.04	0.05	NA	NA	NA	NA
Total PUFAs	0.11	0.17	0.23	0.28	0.15	0.22	0.30	0.37	0.12	0.17	0.23	0.29	5.1	5.1	7.7	7.7
Linoleic acid	0.10	0.15	0.21	0.26	0.06	0.09	0.12	0.15	0.07	0.11	0.14	0.18	4.6	4.6	7	7
α-Linolenic acid	0.01	0.02	0.02	0.03	0.09	0.13	0.17	0.22	0.04	0.07	0.09	0.11	0.5	0.5	0.7	0.7

¹NA, not applicable; ND, not detected.

²Based on the WHO and Institute of Medicine DRIs (34, 35). The recommendations for the corn-soybean blend based on age were as follows: 20 g/d (6–8 mo), 30 g/d (9–11 mo), 40 g/d (12–23 mo), and 50 g/d (24–35 mo). The recommendations for the common bean or cowpea foods were 21 g/d (6–8 mo), 31.5 g/d (9–11 mo), 42 g/d (12–23 mo), and 52.5 g/d (24–35 mo).

³Recommended energy needs of breastfed children from complementary foods (34).