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Published in final edited form as: Glob Food Sec. 2020 Dec 16;28:100477. doi: 10.1016/j.gfs.2020.100477

Table 3. A comparison of recommended food choices to combat nutritional and water deficiencies (Mabhaudhi et al., 2019b).

Nutritional needs	Recommended food choice		Recommended food choice under water limited conditions
Nutritional needs	Legume	Cereals	Legume	Cereals
Protein	^*White lentils; soybean	Sorghum; wheat	Bambara groundnut; groundnut	Sorghum
Carbohydrates	Bambara groundnut; lentils	^*Equally suitable	Bambara groundnut	Sorghum; millet
Energy	^*White lentils	Equally suitable	Groundnut	Sorghum; millet
Fat	^*Groundnut	Equally suitable	Groundnut	Sorghum; millet
Vitamin A	^*Common pea	–		–
Micronutrients	^*Soybean	Equally suitable	Bambara groundnut

Denotes alternative due to superior nutritional content.