Table 3.
Daily per capita caloric intake comparison by food groups – across regions
| EAT-Lancet | Regions | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North | South | East | West | North East | Central | ||
| Whole grainsa | 811 (32%) |
1218 (1211, 1226) (54%) |
1115 (1106, 1124) (51%) |
1346 (1335, 1358) (61%) |
983 (972, 994) (46%) |
1457 (1423, 1491) (68%) |
1302 (1286, 1318) (59%) |
| Potato and Cassava | 39 (2%) |
76 (75, 77) (3%) |
14 (14, 15) (1%) |
106 (104, 107) (5%) |
33 (32, 34) (2%) |
53 (52, 55) (2%) |
45 (44, 46) (2%) |
| Vegetables | 78 (3%) |
56 (55, 57) (2%) |
55 (54, 56) (3%) |
57 (56, 57) (3%) |
59 (57, 61) (3%) |
54 (53, 55) (3%) |
51 (50, 52) (2%) |
| Fruitsb | 126 (5%) |
30 (29, 31) (1%) |
45 (44, 46) (2%) |
24 (22, 25) (1%) |
42 (40, 43) (2%) |
31 (29, 34) (1%) |
22 (21, 24) (1%) |
| Dairy Foods | 153 (6%) |
247 (242, 251) (11%) |
131 (129, 133) (6%) |
87 (84, 90) (4%) |
159 (155, 163) (7%) |
50 (47, 52) (2%) |
115 (109, 120) (5%) |
| Protein sources | 726 (29%) |
99 (98, 100) (4%) |
203 (201, 206) (9%) |
107 (105, 109) (5%) |
150 (146, 153) (7%) |
123 (119, 126) (6%) |
113 (110, 115) (5%) |
| All Animal source proteins | 151 (6%) |
11 (10, 11) - |
51 (49, 52) (2%) |
36 (35, 37) (2%) |
21 (20, 22) (1%) |
55 (54, 57) (3%) |
11 (10, 12) (1%) |
| Beef and lamb | 15 (1%) |
3 (3, 3) - |
5 (5, 6) - |
3 (3, 4) - |
4 (3, 4) - |
5 (5, 6) - |
1 (1, 1) - |
| Pork | 15 (1%) |
0 (0, 0) - |
0 (0, 0) - |
0 (0, 0) - |
0 (0, 0) - |
5 (5, 5) - |
0 (0, 0) - |
| Poultry (Chicken & other) | 62 (2%) |
2 (2, 2) - |
14 (14, 15) (1%) |
6 (6, 7) - |
6 (5, 7) - |
8 (7, 9) - |
4 (4, 4) - |
| Eggs | 19 (1%) |
3 (3, 4) - |
13 (13, 14) (1%) |
8 (8, 8) - |
6 (6, 6) - |
12 (12, 13) (1%) |
3 (2, 3) - |
| Fish | 40 (2%) |
1 (1, 1) - |
16 (15, 16) (1%) |
16 (16, 17) (1%) |
4 (3, 4) - |
22 (22, 23) (1%) |
2 (2, 2) - |
| Legumes3 | 426 (17%) |
85 (84, 86) (4%) |
101 (99, 102) (5%) |
68 (66, 70) (3%) |
106 (103, 108) (5%) |
64 (62, 67) (3%) |
91 (89, 93) (4%) |
| Tree nuts4 | 149 (6%) |
2 (2, 3) - |
51 (50, 52) (2%) |
3 (3, 3) - |
22 (21, 23) (1%) |
2 (2, 3) - |
10 (9, 11) - |
| Added fats | 450 (18%) |
225 (218, 231) (10%) |
218 (215, 222) (10%) |
183 (180, 186) (8%) |
325 (316, 333) (15%) |
156 (153, 160) (7%) |
212 (206, 217) (10%) |
| Palm Oile | 60 (2%) |
61 (56, 65) (3%) |
161 (158, 164) (7%) |
32 (30, 33) (1%) |
257 (247, 266) (12%) |
16 (15, 18) (1%) |
162 (157, 168) (7%) |
| Unsaturated Fatsf | 354 (14%) |
147 (145, 149) (7%) |
54 (51, 58) (2%) |
149 (147, 152) (7%) |
56 (52, 61) (3%) |
138 (135, 141) (6%) |
41 (38, 44) (2%) |
| Dairy Fats | 0 (0%) |
16 (15, 18) (1%) |
2 (2, 2) - |
1 (1, 1) - |
11 (10, 12) (1%) |
1 (1, 1) - |
8 (7, 8) - |
| Lard | 36 (1%) | – | – | – | – | – | |
| All sweeteners | 120 (5%) |
133 (130, 137) (6%) |
92 (91, 93) (4%) |
64 (63, 65) (3%) |
137 (134, 140) (6%) |
65 (64, 67) (3%) |
112 (109, 115) (5%) |
| Processed Foodg |
172 (166, 177) (8%) |
283 (272, 294) (13%) |
228 (221, 235) (10%) |
235 (225, 245) (11%) |
176 (166, 186) (8%) |
212 (193, 231) (10%) |
|
| Spicesh |
29 (29, 30) (1%) |
55 (54, 56) (3%) |
29 (28, 29) (1%) |
39 (38, 40) (2%) |
20 (20, 21) (1%) |
33 (32, 33) (2%) |
|
| Total | 2503 | 2259 | 2171 | 2211 | 2124 | 2158 | 2198 |
Mean values in kcal reported with 95% confidence intervals in parenthesis. Second row of each cell reports the mean value as a % of daily total calorie consumption. NSS-CES sampling weights were applied in calculations
Lighter font represents subgroups within major food groups
MPCE (Monthly Per Capita Expenditure) signifies classification of population by economic level. Highest and lowest MPCE refers to the richest and poorest 5% of the population respectively
aWhole grains consist of cereals like rice, wheat, wheat flour and other cereals like jowar, bajra, maize, barley, millets and ragi
bFruits consists of all fruits and raisins, dates and other dried fruits
cLegumes consists of all pulses and groundnuts,
dTree nuts consist of coconut, coconut green and coconut-copra (dried), cashew nuts, walnuts and other nuts
ePalm oil contains vanaspati, refined and edible oil
fUnsaturated oil contains mustard, groundnut and coconut oil
gProcessed Food includes rice products, chira, khoi, lawa, muri, bread, bakery products, suji, maida, jowar products, besan, other gram products, cold and hot beverages, outside cooked meals including snacks, prepared sweets, namkeen, chips, pickles, sauce, jams, jelly, ice cream, biscuits, chocolates
hSpices include all spices like Ginger, garlic, jeera, dhania, turmeric, black pepper, dry chillies, tamarind, curry powder, oilseeds and other spices
Data not available in NSS on lard
- Below 1%