Table A7.
Foods consumed in the 7 days prior to the survey by Nigerian households across different wealth groups [12].
| Wealth Group | I | II | III | IV |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guinea corn/sorghum | 33% | 36% | 28% | 21% |
| Millet | 17% | 22% | 17% | 14% |
| Rice | 82% | 90% | 97% | 100% |
| Maize flour | 26% | 26% | 23% | 22% |
| Yam flour | 7% | 8% | 9% | 10% |
| Cassava flour | 19% | 17% | 15% | 14% |
| Wheat flour | 2% | 4% | 7% | 11% |
| Maize | 26% | 26% | 26% | 26% |
| Other grains and flour | 1% | 1% | 2% | 2% |
| Bread | 54% | 64% | 72% | 80% |
| Cake | 1% | 2% | 1% | 4% |
| Buns/Pofpof/Donuts | 5% | 6% | 8% | 9% |
| Biscuits | 15% | 20% | 25% | 27% |
| Meat Pie/Sausage Roll | 2% | 2% | 3% | 5% |
| Cassava-roots | 14% | 13% | 14% | 13% |
| Yam-roots | 38% | 40% | 47% | 57% |
| Gari-white | 36% | 39% | 40% | 40% |
| Gari-yellow | 18% | 22% | 26% | 33% |
| Cocoyam | 9% | 9% | 11% | 11% |
| Plantains | 17% | 21% | 29% | 40% |
| Sweet potatoes | 12% | 17% | 17% | 18% |
| Potatoes | 2% | 3% | 3% | 6% |
| Soya beans | 3% | 5% | 4% | 4% |
| Brown beans | 13% | 15% | 20% | 23% |
| White beans | 54% | 65% | 67% | 69% |
| Groundnuts | 33% | 32% | 35% | 38% |
| Coconut | 6% | 6% | 9% | 12% |
| Kola nut | 13% | 15% | 14% | 13% |
| Palm oil | 85% | 91% | 93% | 95% |
| Butter/Margarine | 0% | 1% | 1% | 3% |
| Groundnuts Oil | 40% | 56% | 65% | 70% |
| Bananas | 17% | 19% | 24% | 32% |
| Orange/tangerine | 18% | 25% | 30% | 34% |
| Mangoes | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% |
| Avocado pear | 1% | 1% | 2% | 3% |
| Pineapples | 4% | 5% | 8% | 13% |
| Guava | 5% | 4% | 6% | 8% |
| Pawpaw | 13% | 12% | 17% | 20% |
| Watermelon | 9% | 17% | 22% | 27% |
| Apples | 1% | 4% | 5% | 9% |
| Tomatoes | 50% | 64% | 70% | 78% |
| Tomato puree (canned) | 17% | 20% | 27% | 36% |
| Onions | 85% | 91% | 94% | 95% |
| Garden eggs/egg plant | 8% | 10% | 14% | 19% |
| Okra | 57% | 60% | 60% | 61% |
| Peppers | 54% | 63% | 67% | 74% |
| Leaves (Cocoyam, Spinach, etc | 74% | 84% | 88% | 95% |
| Chicken | 8% | 11% | 15% | 24% |
| Agricultural eggs | 10% | 17% | 23% | 36% |
| Local eggs | 4% | 5% | 6% | 5% |
| Beef | 27% | 38% | 50% | 60% |
| Mutton | 1% | 2% | 2% | 2% |
| Pork | 2% | 2% | 1% | 2% |
| Goat | 6% | 9% | 10% | 12% |
| Wild game/bush meat | 2% | 2% | 2% | 2% |
| Fish - fresh | 13% | 15% | 14% | 18% |
| Fish - frozen | 25% | 29% | 34% | 40% |
| Fish - smoked | 16% | 17% | 18% | 21% |
| Fish - dried | 26% | 24% | 28% | 31% |
| Snails | 2% | 2% | 2% | 3% |
| Seafood (lobster, crab, prawns, etc) | 5% | 5% | 6% | 6% |
| Fresh milk | 7% | 8% | 7% | 5% |
| Milk powder | 20% | 31% | 39% | 51% |
| Baby milk powder | 1% | 1% | 2% | 3% |
| Milk tinned (unsweetened) | 4% | 5% | 8% | 12% |
| Cheese (wara) | 4% | 5% | 4% | 3% |
| Coffee | 0% | 1% | 1% | 3% |
| Chocolate drinks (including Milo) | 17% | 24% | 34% | 42% |
| Tea | 9% | 12% | 15% | 21% |
| Sugar | 44% | 57% | 62% | 65% |
| Honey | 1% | 2% | 4% | 5% |
| Salt | 93% | 95% | 97% | 97% |
| Unground Ogbono | 9% | 9% | 11% | 16% |
| Ground Ogbono | 4% | 5% | 7% | 10% |
| Ground Pepper | 13% | 15% | 16% | 19% |
| Melon | 16% | 18% | 23% | 26% |
| Melon (ground) | 9% | 11% | 13% | 15% |
| Other Spices | 19% | 20% | 19% | 21% |
| Bottled water | 1% | 2% | 4% | 8% |
| Sachet water | 21% | 31% | 39% | 48% |
| Malt drinks | 7% | 11% | 15% | 22% |
| Soft drinks (Coca Cola, Sprite...) | 13% | 18% | 21% | 25% |
| Fruit juice canned/Pack | 0% | 1% | 1% | 2% |
| Beer (local and imported) | 4% | 4% | 5% | 6% |
| Palm wine | 4% | 3% | 4% | 4% |
| Pito | 1% | 1% | 0% | 0% |
| Gin | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% |
Lowest numbers for regions are highlighted in red, the highest are in green.