Table 6.
Frequency (n), median (IQR) of intake in gram, energy, and nutrients from selected food groups of schoolchildren.
| Food Intake | Energy | Vitamin C | Vitamin B12 | RE | Iron | Zinc | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | (g) | (kcal) | (mg) | (µg) | (µg) | (mg) | (mg) | |
| Urban (n = 30) | ||||||||
| Starchy staple food | 79 | 88 (45–181) | 192 (117–230) | 0 (0–0) | 0 (0–0) | 0 (0–0) | 1.3 (0.3–2.3) | 0.8 (0.4–1.2) |
| Ugali 1 | 22 | 112 (112–112) | 162 (129–240) | 0 (0–0) | 0 (0–0) | 0 (0–0) | 1.6 (1.2–2.3) | 0.9 (0.7–1.3) |
| Chapati 2 | 10 | 93 (45–135) | 219 (110–311) | 0 (0–0) | 0 (0–0) | 0 (0–4) | 1.2 (0.8–1.3) | 0.8 (0.4–0.9) |
| Mandazi 3 | 20 | 55 (55–87) | 235 (235–370) | 0 (0–0) | 0 (0–0) | 0 (0–0) | 0.5 (0.5–0.8) | 0.3 (0.3–0.4) |
| Mixed dishes with legumes | 34 | 248 (103–248) | 312 (110–324) | 3.1 (0.5–6.3) | 0 (0–0) | 6 (0–17) | 3.6 (1.7–3.8) | 1.6 (0.7–1.7) |
| Vegetables and Fruits | 112 | 13 (6–39) | 3 (1–11) | 2.2 (0.5–6.1) | 0 (0–0) | 8 (0–25) | 0.1 (0.0–0.3) | 0 (0.0–0.1) |
| Vitamin A rich fruits | 2 | 81.5 | 23.8 | 54.7 | 0 | 179 | 0.3 | 0.05 |
| GLV | 22 | 29 (9–52) | 9 (2–15) | 7.4 (3.5–20.2) | 0.0 (0.0–0.0) | 84 (34–305) | 0.4 (0.2–0.8) | 0.1 (0.0–0.1) |
| Flesh Food | 9 | 31 (22–56) | 94 (45–184) | 0.2 (0–5.2) | 0.8 (0.1–2.8) | 1 (0–7) | 0.6 (0.3–2.5) | 1.3 (0.5–2.6) |
| Dairy products | 23 | 60 (46–95) | 40 (31–63) | 0.6 (0.5–1.0) | 0.2 (0.2–0.4) | 33 (26–52) | 0.1 (0–0.1) | 0.2 (0.2–0.4) |
| Eggs | 1 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 0.1 | 10 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Rural (n = 34) | ||||||||
| Starchy staple food | 126 | 76 (47–142) | 169 (142–247) | 0 (0–0) | 0 (0–0) | 0 (0–0) | 1.7 (0.5–1.7) | 0.8 (0.3–0.9) |
| Ugali 1 | 23 | 202 (202–202) | 271 (221–348) | 0 (0–0) | 0 (0–0) | 0 (0–0) | 2.6 (2.1–3.3) | 1.5 (1.2–1.8) |
| Chapati 2 | 3 | 180 | 466 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 | 0.9 |
| Mandazi 3 | 9 | 50 (28–66) | 214 (120–282) | 0 (0–0) | 0 (0–0) | 0 (0–0) | 0 (0–0) | 0.3 (0.1–0.4) |
| Mixed dishes with legumes | 64 | 235 (197–235) | 277 (277–277) | 0.2 (0.2–2.0) | 0 (0–0) | 0 (0–0) | 3.3 (1.9–3.3) | 1.7 (1.7–1.7) |
| Vegetables and Fruits | 130 | 22 (10–59) | 6 (3–14) | 1.9 (0.5–7.4) | 0 (0–0) | 12 (0–46) | 0.1 (0.1–0.3) | 0 (0.0–0.1) |
| Vitamin A rich fruits | 1 | 133 | 17 | 109.1 | 0 | 124 | 0.6 | 0.2 |
| GLV | 19 | 88 (69–112) | 33 (25–41) | 11.6 (8.8–21.1) | 0.0 (0.0–0.0) | 467 (356–599) | 0.7 (0.6–1.4) | 1.2 (0.9–1.6) |
| Flesh Food | 2 | 32 | 87 | 0 | 0.6 | 0 | 0.6 | 1.4 |
| Dairy products | 33 | 44 (22–57) | 29 (15–38) | 0.4 (0.2–0.6) | 0.1 (0.1–0.2) | 24 (12–31) | 0 (0–0.1) | 0.2 (0.1–0.2) |
| Eggs | 0 | |||||||
1Ugali: stiff cornmeal porridge, 2Chapati: unleavened fried flatbread, 3Mandazi: African doughnut, GLV: green leafy vegetables.