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. 2009 Dec 23;6(Suppl 1):1–69. doi: 10.1111/j.1740-8709.2009.00224.x

Table A3.4.

Percentage of the WHO recommended safe level of protein intake covered by the four different hypothetical base diets supplemented with 20 g of LNS‐MILK

Group Diet
Rice Cornmeal Wheat flour Sorghum
Girls Boys Girls Boys Girls Boys Girls Boys
Children 6–8 mo 106 98 107 98 112 103 101 93
9–11 mo 115 106 115 106 127 117 96 89
12–23 mo 148 138 147 137 175 163 112 104
24–35 mo 143 137 142 136 193 184 93 88
Pregnancy First trimester 98 98 136 61
Second trimester 83 82 115 52
Third trimester 60 60 83 37
Lactation First 6 mo 77 77 107 48
After 6 mo 85 84 118 53