Table 3. Nutritional data of strategic food plants to promote food and nutrition security in the Caatinga.
| Food plant | Part analyzed | Energy (Kcal)i | Protein (g)i | Protein energy (Kcal) | Protein energy + energia (Kcal) | Data source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dioclea grandiflora Mart. ex Benth | seed | 367 | 30,90 | 124 | 491 | #7 |
| Hymenaea courbaril L. | fruit | 431 | 10,9 | 44 | 475 | #2 |
| Syagrus cearensis Noblick | endosperm | 394 | 8,95 | 36 | 430 | #6 |
| Libidibia ferrea (Mart. ex Tul.) L.P.Queiroz | seed | 239 | 42,7 | 171 | 410 | #2 |
| Sideroxylon obtusifolium (Roem. & Schult.) T.D.Penn. | fruit | 212 | 2,86 | 11 | 223 | #6 |
| Psidium schenckianum Kiaersk. | fruit | 125 | 1,64 | 7 | 132 | #6 |
| Encholirium spectabile Mart. ex Schult. & Schult.f. | leaf | 125 | 0,70 | 3 | 127 | #7 |
| Pilosocereus gounellei (F.A.C.Weber) Byles & Rowley | fruit | 102 | 2,65 | 11 | 113 | #6 |
| Ziziphus joazeiro Mart. | fruit | 96 | 2,19 | 9 | 105 | #6 |
| Manihot dichotoma Ule. | root | 104 | 0,10 | 0 | 104 | #7 |
| Manihot glaziovii Müll.Arg. | root | 80 | 1,01 | 4 | 84 | #7 |
| Tacinga inamoena (K.Schum.) N.P.Taylor & Stuppy | fruit | 72 | 0,97 | 4 | 76 | #6 |
| Pilosocereus pachycladus (Ritter) Zappi subsp. pernambucoensis | fruit | 67 | 2,10 | 8 | 76 | #6 |
| Cereus jamacaru DC. | fruit | 64 | 1,80 | 7 | 71 | #6 |
| Mandevilla tenuifolia (J.C. Mikan) Woodson | root | 63 | 0,70 | 3 | 66 | #7 |
| Pilosocereus gounellei (F.A.C.Weber) Byles & Rowley | cladode | 28 | 0,40 | 2 | 30 | #6 |
| Pilosocereus pachycladus (Ritter) Zappi subsp. pernambucoensis | cladode | 25 | 0,25 | 1 | 26 | #6 |
#: revised study number (see Table 1).
i Reference Daily Intake– 2000 kcal and 50g of protein (39)