Table 3.
Foods Selected for CoNA Diet Plans in Ghana, Mar 2009–Dec 2014
| Food Item | 2009–2014 |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | % Selected | Mean | % Selected | Mean | % Selected | Mean | % Selected | Mean | % Selected | Mean | % Selected | Mean | % Selected | |
| Cassava | 21 | 11% | 18 | 10% | – | – | 47 | 25% | 63 | 33% | – | – | – | – |
| Maize | 50 | 69% | 14 | 20% | 48 | 67% | 55 | 75% | 36 | 50% | 66 | 92% | 74 | 100% |
| Mangoes | 900 | 100% | 910 | 100% | 904 | 100% | 902 | 100% | 905 | 100% | 881 | 100% | 899 | 100% |
| Paddy Rice | 14 | 49% | – | – | 6 | 25% | 18 | 67% | 13 | 50% | 15 | 42% | 27 | 100% |
| Palm Oil | 4 | 51% | 7 | 100% | 6 | 75% | 3 | 33% | 4 | 50% | 5 | 58% | – | – |
| Plantain | 3 | 1% | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 19 | 8% | – | – |
| Smoked Herrings | 15 | 100% | 15 | 100% | 15 | 100% | 15 | 100% | 15 | 100% | 15 | 100% | 15 | 100% |
| Soybeans | 256 | 100% | 289 | 100% | 267 | 100% | 242 | 100% | 252 | 100% | 246 | 100% | 243 | 100% |
Note: Data shown are mean intake (g/day) and intake frequency (percent of days) for lowest-cost diets that reach the estimated average requirement (EAR) of essential nutrients for an adult woman of 55 kg at an energy level of 2,000 kcal/day.