Table 1.
‘Typical’ GFD ration with CSB, and a ‘revised’ GFD ration with CSB substituted with an equivalent amount of pulse and grain
| Commodity | ‘Typical’ GFD ration with CSB | ‘Revised’ GFD ration without CSB | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight (g) | Energy (kcal) | Per cent of total energy | Weight (g) | Energy (kcal) | Per cent of total energy | |
| Grain (e.g. rice, cornmeal, wheat flour or sorghum) | 400 | 1356–1476 | 70 | 425 | 1441–1568 | 74 |
| Corn–soy blend | 50 | 190 | 9 | – | – | – |
| Pulse | 50 | 173 | 8 | 75 | 345 | 12 |
| Vegetable oil | 25 | 221 | 10 | 25 | 221 | 11 |
| Sugar | 15 | 58 | 3 | 15 | 58 | 3 |
| Salt | 5 | – | – | 5 | – | – |
| TOTAL | 545 | 1997–2117 | 100 | 545 | 1978–2106 | 100 |
GFD, general food distribution; CSB, corn–soy blend.