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. 2009 Jul 29;6(1):4–18. doi: 10.1111/j.1740-8709.2009.00200.x

Table 1.

Occurrence of premastication in e‐HRAF reports

Geographic area Number of cultures with information under code ‘853’ (infant feeding) Number of cultures with mention or description of premastication
Africa 24 4
North and Middle America 37 9
South America 17 8
Asia 21 10
Europe and Middle East 11 2
Oceania 9 5
Total 119 38

HRAF, Human Relations Area Files.