Table 1.
Estimated 2010-2011 average food and K supply per person of 46 edible food items based on the Food Balance Sheet (FBS) and food composition data for Ghana.
| Food category | Commonly eaten food/product in Ghana | K content (mg/100 g) | Food supply (kg/yr) | K supply (mg/yr) | K supply (mg/day) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wheat and products | Bread, wheat, white | 117.00 | 17.64 | 2063.30 | 56.5 |
| Rice (milled equivalent) | Rice, white, polished, boiled∗ (without salt) | 20.10 | 32.40 | 651.01 | 17.8 |
| Maize and products | Maize, white, stiff porridge∗ (without salt) | 40.00 | 27.11 | 1084.20 | 29.7 |
| Oats∗ | Oats, regular and quick, unenriched, cooked with water (includes boiling and microwaving), without salt | 70.00 | 0.16 | 10.85 | 0.3 |
| Millet and products | Millet, whole grain, boiled∗ (without salt) | 124.00 | 6.11 | 757.02 | 20.7 |
| Sorghum and products | Sorghum, whole grain, boiled∗ (without salt) | 122.00 | 8.24 | 1004.67 | 27.5 |
| Cassava and products | a | 418.58 | 230.35 | 96417.12 | 2641.6 |
| Potatoes and products | Snack, potato chips, made from dried potatoes, plain | 637.00 | 0.21 | 130.59 | 3.6 |
| Sweet potatoes | Sweet potato, yellow, boiled∗ (without salt) | 369.04 | 5.10 | 1880.25 | 51.5 |
| Yams | Yam tuber, boiled∗ (without salt) | 687.00 | 147.48 | 101318.76 | 2775.9 |
| Roots, other | b | 313.43 | 36.99 | 11593.86 | 317.6 |
| Sugar (raw equivalent) | Sugar | 2.00 | 11.60 | 23.19 | 0.6 |
| Beans/Peas∗ | c | 300.49 | 0.72 | 215.60 | 5.9 |
| Soyabeans∗ | d | 573.26 | 0.02 | 8.60 | 0.2 |
| Groundnuts (shelled equivalent)∗ | e | 723.74 | 5.97 | 4317.13 | 118.3 |
| Coconuts including copra | f | 379.88 | 5.86 | 2224.17 | 60.9 |
| Tomatoes and products | g | 616.00 | 22.66 | 13955.48 | 382.3 |
| Onions∗ | h | 133.95 | 6.23 | 834.49 | 22.9 |
| Vegetables, other∗ | i | 241.43 | 8.65 | 2088.33 | 57.2 |
| Oranges, mandarines | Orange, raw | 121.18 | 21.46 | 2599.92 | 71.2 |
| Lemons, limes, and products∗ | j | 114.34 | 1.67 | 190.95 | 5.2 |
| Grapefruit and products∗ | k | 96.18 | 0.03 | 2.89 | 0.1 |
| Bananas∗ | l | 238.40 | 1.99 | 474.42 | 13 |
| Plantains∗ | m | 524.20 | 131.24 | 68793.39 | 1884.8 |
| Apples and products∗ | n | 101.00 | 1.03 | 103.53 | 2.8 |
| Pineapples and products∗ | Pineapple, pulp, raw | 104.65 | 0.99 | 103.61 | 2.8 |
| Fruits, other | o | 151.06 | 12.89 | 1946.39 | 53.3 |
| Coffee and products∗ | Coffee, instant, powder | 3640.00 | 0.06 | 200.20 | 5.5 |
| Cocoa beans and products∗ | Beverages, cocoa mix, powder | 712.00 | 3.68 | 2616.60 | 71.7 |
| Tea (including mate)∗ | Tea, infusion | 18.00 | 0.05 | 0.90 | 0.00 |
| Spices, other∗ | Spices, mix, ground | 1040.00 | 0.05 | 52.00 | 1.4 |
| Beer | p | 31.33 | 4.31 | 135.05 | 3.7 |
| Beverages, fermented | Ovaltine beverage with skimmed milk (without sugar, fortified) | 204.00 | 14.05 | 2866.20 | 78.5 |
| Pig meat | Pork, meat, approximately 40% fat, boiled∗ (without salt) | 230.77 | 1.04 | 240.00 | 6.6 |
| Bovine meat | Beef, meat, 15–20% fat, boiled∗ (without salt) | 254.00 | 1.23 | 312.42 | 8.6 |
| Mutton and goat meat | Goat, meat, boiled∗ (without salt) | 316.04 | 1.75 | 553.08 | 15.2 |
| Poultry meat | Chicken, light meat, flesh and skin, boiled∗ (without salt) | 128.00 | 7.09 | 906.88 | 24.8 |
| Meat, other | Game meat, dried | 923.00 | 4.86 | 4481.17 | 122.8 |
| Cream∗ | q | 114.50 | 0.02 | 2.29 | 0.1 |
| Butter, ghee | Cheddar | 82.30 | 0.10 | 7.82 | 0.2 |
| Fats, animals, raw | Margarine, fortified | 18.00 | 0.20 | 3.60 | 0.1 |
| Eggs | r | 133.64 | 1.17 | 156.36 | 4.3 |
| Milk excluding butter | Milk, cow, canned, evaporated | 303.00 | 8.67 | 2627.01 | 72 |
| Fishes | s | 258.05 | 6.28 | 1619.89 | 44.4 |
| Crustaceans∗ | t | 204.00 | 0.08 | 16.32 | 0.4 |
| Cephalopods∗ | u | 454.50 | 0.10 | 43.18 | 1.2 |
| Total | 9,086 |
aCassava, tuber, boiled (without salt), and cassava, tuber, dried. bCocoyam, tuber, boiled (without salt), and taro, tuber, boiled (without salt). cBeans, liquid from stewed kidney beans; beans, baked, home prepared; peas, edible-podded, boiled, drained, without salt; peas, edible-podded, frozen, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt; peas, green, raw; and cowpea, boiled (without salt). dSoyabean, boiled (without salt), and soyabean, combined varieties, boiled (Ghana) (without salt). eGroundnut, shelled, dried, raw, and groundnut paste. fCoconut, mature kernel, fresh, raw; coconut, immature kernel, fresh, raw; coconut, kernel, dried, raw; and coconut water. gTomato, red, ripe, boiled (without salt), and tomato paste, concentrated. hOnion, raw, and onion, boiled (without salt). iCocoyam, leaves, boiled∗ (without salt); amaranth leaves, boiled (without salt); cabbage, raw; carrot, raw; eggplant, boiled (without salt); garlic, raw; lettuce, raw; okra fruit, boiled (without salt); peppers, chilli, raw; pepper, sweet, red, raw; pepper, sweet, red, boiled (without salt); pepper, sweet, green, raw; and pepper, sweet, green, boiled (without salt). jLemon, raw, and juice, lemon, unsweetened. kJuice, grapefruit, canned, unsweetened, and grapefruit, pulp, raw. lBanana, white flesh, raw, and banana, yellow flesh, raw. mPlantains, cooked; plantains, green, fried; snacks, plantain chips, salted; plantain, ripe, boiled (without salt); and plantains, ripe, fried. nSweet apple, fruit, raw; juice, apple, canned or bottled; apple, with skin, raw; and apple, without skin, raw. oAvocado, pulp, raw; mango, deep orange flesh; mango, orange flesh, raw; papaya, fruit, ripe, raw; and watermelon, fruit, raw. pBeer European (4.4% alcohol); beer, millet (est. 3% alcohol); and beer, sorghum (est. 3% alcohol). qCream, whipping, 38% fat, and cream, 13% fat. rEgg, chicken, boiled (without salt), and egg, chicken, fried. sAnchovy, fillet, steamed (without salt); mackerel, grilled (without salt and fat); mudfish, grilled (without salt and fat); sardine, steamed (without salt); tilapia, grilled (without salt and fat); and tuna, grilled (without salt and fat). tSpiny lobster, mixed species, cooked, moist heat, and crab, queen, cooked, moist heat. uOctopus, common, cooked, moist heat, and squid, mixed species, cooked, fried. ∗K composition was sourced from the USDA National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference Software v.2.6.1, and the rest were from the FAO West African Food Composition Table. The K composition (mg per 100 g edible portion) was converted to mg per kg food intake by multiplying by 10.