Table 2.

Descriptive statistics.

		Minimum	Maximum	Average
Cost of diets (USD per person per day, 2019 PPP)
EAT Lancet diet Min		$2.87	$3.49	$3.33
EAT Lancet diet Avg		$5.14	$5.60	$5.32
Actual diets Min		$0.46	$0.84	$0.62
Actual diets Avg		$0.76	$1.33	$1.00
Population level diets from CPHS
All- India		$1.68	$1.82	$1.74
Bihar		$1.41	$1.49	$1.45
Uttar Pradesh		$1.27	$1.64	$1.38
Odisha		$1.21	$1.38	$1.30
Food group price (USD, 2019 PPP)
Cereals	Min	0.90	1.38	1.20
	Avg	1.50	2.17	1.83
Leafy vegetables	Min	0.52	1.29	0.95
	Avg	0.88	1.62	1.27
Vegetables	Min	0.32	0.71	0.57
	Avg	1.16	1.70	1.53
Fruits	Min	0.86	2.37	1.60
	Avg	2.21	4.93	3.32
Dairy	Min	3.34	4.54	3.73
	Avg	3.34	4.54	3.95
Meat, Fish, Poultry	Min	6.77	9.29	7.41
	Avg	10.21	13.15	11.57
Pulses	Min	1.81	2.65	2.23
	Avg	3.04	3.54	3.31
Oils	Min	4.92	5.39	5.21
	Avg	9.49	12.41	10.89
Sweeteners	Min	1.91	2.13	2.05
	Avg	2.12	2.44	2.28
Nuts	Min	2.67	5.84	3.94
	Avg	10.43	25.96	16.26

Note: Min refers to minimum. Avg refers to Average. All values are averaged for the total sample for the time period June 2018–May 2019.