![]() | Guidelines for Estimating Food and Nutritional Needs in Emergencies (UNHCR, 1997, 10 p.) |
Nutritional Value of commonly used food aid commodities in Emergencies
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Nutritional value/100 g | |||
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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 |
| | | |
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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 |
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Soya-fortified wheat flour |
360 |
16.0 |
1.3 |
|
Soya-fortified sorghum grits |
360 |
16.0 |
1.0 |
DAIRY PRODUCTS |
| | | |
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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 |
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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 |
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Sugar |
400 |
- |
- |
|
Dried fruit |
270 |
4.0 |
0.5 |
|
Dates |
245 |
2.0 |
0.5 |
|
Tea (black) |
- |
- |
- |
|
Iodized salt |
- |
- |
- |