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close this bookGuidelines for Estimating Food and Nutritional Needs in Emergencies (UNHCR, 1997, 10 p.)
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View the documentBASIC PRINCIPLES
View the documentNEED FOR AN INITIAL REFERENCE VALUE FOR EMERGENCY FEEDING
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View the documentMANAGEMENT CONSIDERATIONS
View the documentTHE FOOD BASKET
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ANNEX III

Nutritional Value of commonly used food aid commodities in Emergencies


Nutritional value/100 g


ENERGY

PROTEIN

FAT


(Kcal)

(g)

(g)

CEREALS





Wheat

330

12.3

1.5


Rice

360

7.0

0.5


Sorghum/Millet

335

11.0

3.0


Maize

350

10.0

4.0

PROCESSED CEREALS





Maize meal

360

9.0

3.5


Wheat flour

350

11.5

1.5


Bulgur wheat

350

11.0

1.5

BLENDED FOODS





Corn soya blend (CSB)

380

18.0

6.0


Wheat soya blend (WSB)

370

20.0

6.0


Soya-fortified bulgur wheat

350

17.0

1.5


Soya-fortified maize meal

390

13.0

1.5


Soya-fortified wheat flour

360

16.0

1.3


Soya-fortified sorghum grits

360

16.0

1.0

DAIRY PRODUCTS





Dried skim milk (enriched) (DSM)

360

36.0

1.0


Dried skim milk (plain) (DSM)

360

36.0

1.0


Dried whole milk (DWM)

500

25.0

27.0


Canned cheese

355

22.5

28.0


Therapeutic Milk (TM)

540

14.7

31.5

MEAT & FISH





Canned meat

220

21.0

15.0


Dried salted fish

270

47.0

7.5


Stockfish

-

-

-


Canned fish

305

22.0

24.0

OIL & FATS





Vegetable oil

885

-

100.0


Butter oil

860

-

98.0


Edible fat

900

-

100.0

PULSES





Beans

335

20.0

1.2


Peas

335

22.0

1.4


Lentils

340

20.0

0.6

MISCELLANEOUS





Sugar

400

-

-


Dried fruit

270

4.0

0.5


Dates

245

2.0

0.5


Tea (black)

-

-

-


Iodized salt

-

-

-