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Fat content of typical foodstuffs [19] |
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| Type |
Food |
Fat content (g/100 g) |
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| Carbohydrates and legumes |
Maize |
4.8 |
| Millet |
3.5 |
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| Rice |
0.5 |
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| Sorghum |
3.2 |
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| Wheat flour |
2.0 |
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| Cassava meal |
0.5 |
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| Beans |
1.5 |
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| Lentil |
1.2 |
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| Pigeon peas |
1.3 |
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| Soya beans |
18.0 |
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| Yam |
0.1 |
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| Meat/fish |
Beef |
18.0 |
| Chicken |
6.5 |
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| Eggs |
10.0 |
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| Fish |
7.4 |
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| Nuts/fruit |
Peanuts |
45.0 |
| Coconut |
35.0 |
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| Sunflower |
46.0 |
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| Avocado |
18.0 |
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Premji et al. Malaria Journal 2008 7:244 doi:10.1186/1475-2875-7-244 |
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