Table 2.
Daily intakes of the various food products in Ghana.
Food Sample | Daily Intake (Kg/person/day) | References |
---|---|---|
i) Rice | 0.07- 0.175 (adults) 0.920 (infants) |
Galbete et al [27], Regasa et al [28] Asare-Boadu and Syme [29] [30] |
ii) Cereal based food | 0.920 (infants) 0.267 (0.2-0.333) (6-8mths old) 0.40 (0.3-0.5) (9-11mths old) 0.73(0.55-0.917)(12-23mths old) 0.12 (adults) |
[30] [31], Abeshu et al [32] Galbete et al. (2016) |
iii) Pasta | 0.175 (adults) 0.09 (infants) |
Galbete et al. (2016) |