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. 2021 Jan 11;10:12. [Version 1] doi: 10.12688/f1000research.27461.1

Table 2. Composition of 100 g of traditional dishes and Arabic sweets in terms of carbohydrate (CHO), fat, protein, ash, moisture and energy and the percentage contribution to a 2000 Kcal diet of 100 g of traditional dishes and Arabic sweets for the amount of the same variables.

The daily recommended amount is 275 g/d for CHO (55%), 50g/d for protein (10%) and 78g/d for fat (35%).

Amounts in 100 g of Edible Portion (per gram) % DV in 2000 Kcal (100 g)
Traditional Dish/
Arabic sweets
Moisture Ash CHO Protein Fat Energy CHO Protein Fat Energy
Baba ghanouj 91.5 1.1 4.5 1.1 1.8 39 1.6 2.2 2.3 1.9
Batata mehchi 69.5 1.8 18 5 5.7 143 6.5 10 7.3 7.1
Borgul bi banadoura 69.1 1.5 20.8 3 5.6 146 7.5 6 7.1 7.3
Chichbarak 68.1 1.7 18.7 4.8 6.7 154 6.8 9.6 8.5 7.7
Falafel 31.3 3.4 36.5 13.3 15.6 339 13.2 26.6 20 16.9
Fatayer sbanikh 45 2.4 27.2 5.3 20.1 311 9.8 10.6 25.7 15.5
Fattat hommos 68.7 1.3 15.8 6.5 7.7 159 5.7 13 9.8 7.9
Fattoush 88.1 1.3 7.2 1.5 1.9 52 2.6 3 2.4 2.6
Foul moudamas 75.3 1 14.2 5.3 4.2 116 5.1 10.6 5.3 5.8
Hindbe bi zet 67.7 1.5 5.9 2.5 22.4 235 2.1 5 28.7 11.7
Hommos bi tahini 68.2 1.9 17.2 7.5 5.2 146 6.2 15 6.6 7.3
Kafta wa batata 79.3 1.5 7 8.8 3.4 94 2.5 17.6 4.3 4.7
Kibba bi sayniya 51.4 1.8 19.7 11.3 15.8 266 7.1 22.6 20.2 13.3
Koussa mehchi 71.6 1.4 20.3 3.8 2.9 123 7.3 7.6 3.7 6.1
Lahm bi ajeen 44.6 1.5 37.1 11.2 5.6 244 13.4 22.4 7.1 12.2
Loubia bi zet 86.5 1.4 7.2 2.1 2.8 62 2.6 4.2 3.5 3.1
Malfouf mehchi 81.5 1.3 12.1 3.8 1.3 75 4.4 7.6 1.6 3.7
Moujadara 71.1 1.2 21.8 5.4 0.5 113 7.9 10.8 0.6 5.6
Moghrabia 72.8 1 15.6 6.7 3.9 124 5.6 13.4 5 6.2
Mousaka batinjen 70.6 1.1 14.8 3.2 10.3 165 5.3 6.4 13.2 8.2
Riz a dajaj 65.4 1.6 18.8 7.2 7 167 6.8 14.4 8.9 8.3
Riz bi lahma 63 1.7 23 7.5 4.8 165 8.3 15 6.1 8.2
Sayadiah 64.2 0.9 22.1 6.5 6.3 171 8 13 8 8.5
Shawarma dajaj 58.6 2.4 1.1 29.7 8.2 197 0.4 59.4 10.5 9.8
Shawarma lahma 67.3 1.6 2.6 17.5 11 179 0.9 35 14.1 8.9
Tabboula 88.3 1.4 6.1 1.9 2.3 53 2.2 3.8 2.9 2.6
Warak enab 75.1 1.3 17.7 4.4 1.5 102 6.4 8.8 1.9 5.1
Yakhnet Bamia 73.5 1.3 17 3.9 4.3 122 6.1 7.8 5.5 6.1
Yakhnet Fassoulia 66.3 1.1 22.6 8.1 1.9 140 8.2 16.2 2.4 7
Yakhnet Mouloukhia 76.3 1.6 11.9 5.4 4.8 112 4.3 10.8 6.1 5.6
Baklava mixed 7 1.1 64 6.6 27.3 474 23.2 13.2 28 23.7
Baklava mixed light 7.6 1 61.9 7.1 28.7 478 22.5 14.2 29.4 23.9
Barazik 1.5 1.3 49 15.3 42.1 553 17.8 30.6 43.2 27.7
Boundoukia 4.8 1.5 64.1 11.5 23.2 465 23.3 23 23.8 23.3
Daoukia 27.4 0.7 52.8 7.3 15.1 347 19.2 14.6 15.5 17.4
Foustoukia 4.8 1.8 59.7 19.2 18.5 446 21.7 38.4 19 22.3
Ghourayba 4.2 0.4 62.9 6.8 32.9 510 22.8 13.6 33.8 25.5
Halawa 3.8 1.7 45.7 16.8 41 538 16.6 33.6 42.1 26.9
Halawa light 0.7 1.4 57.5 12.6 35.6 531 20.9 25.2 36.5 26.6
Halawet El Jiben 45.4 1.3 36.7 9.7 8.8 248 13.3 19.4 9 12.4
Ish el bulbul 5.2 1 65.8 7.5 26.2 478 23.9 15 26.9 23.9
kallaj kashta 55 0.8 33 3.6 9.7 215 12 7.2 10 10.8
karabij joz maa crema 17.8 0.6 61.1 7.6 16.5 391 22.2 15.2 16.9 19.6
katayef kashta 44.5 0.8 40.5 6 10.5 260 14.7 12 10.7 13
kounafa kashta bil
kaak
42 0.9 42.2 8.1 8.7 262 15.3 16.2 8.9 13.1
Kounafa bil jiben 42.6 0.6 40.4 6.1 13.2 279 14.6 12.2 13.5 14
Maakroun and
moushabbak
5.2 0.2 77.1 3.5 17.9 448 28 7 18.4 22.4
Maamoul tamer 11.8 1 68.4 6.6 15.6 410 24.8 13.2 16 20.5
Maamoul mad
kashta
37.2 0.9 49.6 5.3 8.9 283 18 10.6 9.2 14.2
Maamoul mad joz 12.9 0.8 58.8 8 25 443 21.3 16 25.6 22.2
Maamoul fostok 14.5 0.8 53.3 10.4 26.9 444 19.3 20.8 27.6 22.2
Maamoul joz 8.9 0.6 66.2 10 18.3 433 24 20 18.8 21.7
Madlouka 29.36 1.1 51.1 8 13 328 18.5 16 13.4 16.4
Mafrouka kashta 10.1 0.8 71.1 4.3 17.5 425 25.8 8.6 18 21.3
Moufattaka 26.3 0.7 59.2 5.9 10.1 332 21.5 11.8 10.3 16.6
Mouhallabiya 55.4 1.1 31.6 6.2 7.3 203 11.4 12.4 7.5 10.2
Moushabak 13.5 <0.1 71.5 2.1 16.4 410 26 4.2 16.8 20.5
Nammoura 14.3 0.4 75.4 3 8.8 376 27.4 6 9 18.8
Osmaliya 48.4 1.3 27 9.3 17.9 271 9.8 18.6 18.4 13.6
Riz bil halib 54.2 1.3 32.7 6.7 6.5 204 11.8 13.4 6.7 10.2
Saniora 2.3 1 68.7 7.4 26.4 490 24.9 14.8 27.1 24.5
Sfouf 20.6 0.7 55.2 6.3 22 401 20 12.6 22.6 20.1
Shaaybiyat 39.4 0.5 39.1 9.5 14.7 298 14.2 19 15.1 14.9
Ward el sham 46.9 1.2 34.4 8.2 11.9 254 12.5 16.4 12.2 12.7
Znoud el sitt 40.3 0.3 41 4.5 17.8 307 14.9 9 18.2 15.4