Table 3.

Fraction of Consumers (%) and Daily Consumption^1,2 by Pregnant and Lactating Women in mid-1960s – mid 1970s

Foodstuff	Archipelago / Island	Pregnancy		Lactation
		Fraction (%)	Consumption rate (g(mL) d-1)	Fraction (%)	Consumption rate (g(mL) d-1)
Fresh cow’s milk	Tahiti	30	151±22	30	173±22
	Society	30	147±13	30	147±13
Leafy vegetables	Tahiti	72	97±14	70	99±14
	Society	83	70±19	75	68±20
	Tuamotu	40	65±26	40	65±26
	Gambier	100	71±22	100	71±22
	Marquises	44	93±11	44	93±11
	Australes	89	137±43	89	137±43
Fâfâ	Tahiti	66	74±17	66	75±17
	Society	50	59±12	67	55±11
	Gambier	43	145±82	43	145±82
	Australes	89	196±77	89	196±77
Coco water	Tahiti	74	288±57	72	236±47
	Society	67	194±50	58	106±31
	Tuamotu	100	360±66	93	364±52
	Gambier	100	309±49	100	309±49
	Marquises	56	105±37	56	184±61
	Australes	78	156±65	78	156±65
Coco milk	Tahiti	85	77±15	83	68±10
	Society	75	60±14	83	56±13
	Tuamotu	93	99±23	87	105±28
	Gambier	71	56±25	71	56±25
	Marquises	100	311±19	100	302±28
	Australes	78	105±44	78	105±44
Uru	Tahiti	77	197±33	72	204±34
	Society	83	90±22	83	93±24
	Tuamotu	93	469±70	93	460±55
	Gambier	100	213±63	100	213±63
	Marquises	100	90±27	100	66±5
	Australes	78	179±73	78	179±73
Banana	Tahiti	89	227±28	83	224±29
	Society	67	163±46	75	167±41
	Tuamotu	93	175±30	87	181±29
	Gambier	100	437±115	100	437±115
	Marquises	89	448±90	89	373±100
	Australes	100	360±107	100	360±107
Mango3	Tahiti	91	408±47	87	403±49
	Society	75	559±99	75	458±83
	Tuamotu4	33	572±32	33	572±32
	Gambier	100	334±63	100	334±63
	Marquises	89	613±118	78	591±149
	Australes	67	576±144	67	576±144
Papaya	Tahiti	79	238±37	77	231±38
	Society	67	234±56	75	280±49
	Tuamotu	100	375±68	100	375±68
	Gambier	71	305±123	71	305±123
	Marquises	89	437±86	89	381±90
	Australes	78	295±119	78	295±119
Manioc	Tahiti	60	100±35	64	66±16
	Society	83	74±14	83	74±13
	Gambier	100	133±23	100	133±23
	Marquises	78	102±53	78	102±53
	Australes	89	202±67	89	202±67
Taro	Tahiti	91	129±17	96	122±16
	Society	83	78±14	83	74±13
	Gambier4	71	122±27	71	122±27
	Marquises	56	36±12	56	36±12
	Australes	100	345±102	100	345±102
Sweet potatoes	Tahiti	60	63±11	62	61±10
	Society	83	78±14	83	74±13
	Gambier	86	96±33	86	96±33
	Marquises	11	131 5	11	131
	Australes	78	152±67	78	152±67
Poultry	Tahiti	74	70±10	72	72±10
	Society	75	64±16	75	67±15
	Tuamotu	87	68±7.5	93	71±13
	Gambier	100	148±55	100	148±55
	Marquises	78	191±43	78	191±43
	Australes	78	74±16	78	74±16
Beef	Tahiti	51	36±5.9	53	36±5.6
	Society	58	31±7.1	58	27±5.2
	Tuamotu4	47	3.1±0.8	47	3.1±0.8
	Gambier	57	44±19	57	44±19
	Marquises	78	55±17	78	55±17
	Australes	33	41±13	33	41±13
Pork	Tahiti	38	49±13	38	49±13
	Society	42	50±20	50	50±16
	Tuamotu	87	52±19	80	56±20
	Gambier	71	69±26	71	69±26
	Marquises	78	160±57	78	160±57
	Australes	56	45±10	56	45±10
Goat meat	Marquises	78	65±27	78	65±27
Benitier	Tahiti	51	45±10	49	39±10
	Society	42	47±15	42	51±14
	Tuamotu	93	53±50	87	54±67
	Gambier	57	31±8.6	57	31±8.6
	Marquises	67	28±11	67	28±11
	Australes	22	58±22	22	58±22
Fish	Tahiti	98	233±22	100	245±22
	Society	83	270±56	83	302±51
	Tuamotu	100	504±49	100	504±49
	Gambier	100	242±68	100	242±68
	Marquises	67	218±80	67	218±80
	Australes	100	289±61	100	289±61

¹, Arithmetic mean ± standard error of mean among children for whom consumption of cow’s milk, leafy vegetables and fâfâ was reported. For other products arithmetic mean between reported focus group consensuses weighted by number of women in focus groups is shown” with “women who reported consumption of given foodstuff; ², Locally produced food otherwise indicated; ³, Consumption is given for fruit’s season December−January and July−August; ⁴, Not locally produced; ⁵, For values highlighted with Italic, all focus group participants reported the same consumptions.