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Table 2 Macronutrient intakes of 24–59 month old children derived from repeated 24-hour recalls in the dry and rainy seasons of the two areas studied

From: Effects of agricultural biodiversity and seasonal rain on dietary adequacy and household food security in rural areas of Kenya

 

Dry season

Rainy season

Both combined

 

Nutrient

Akithiia

Uringua

Akithii

Uringu

Akithiib

Uringub

FAO RNI

 

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

 

Energy-(kJ)

3392

2069

3684

1599

3808***

1914

4149***

1673

3599

2002

3908**

1650

4276-5656

Carbohydrate (g)

127

67

134

55

149***

74

153***

60

138

71

143

58

-

Added sugar (g)

5.2

15.76

6.0

14.43

7.8**

14.54

12.3**

24.12

6.5

15.21

9.1*

19.93

-

Total protein (g)

20.6

12.33

22.3

11.98

23.9**

13.10

25.5**

11.78

22.2

12.81

23.8*

11.98

14-22.2

Animal protein (g)

1.4

3.11

2.1*

3.47

1.6

2.40

2.7*

4.35

1.5

2.78

2.4***

10.37

-

Vegetable protein (g)

19.1

11.51

18.7

10.47

21.9**

12.33

22.5***

9.92

20.5

11.99

20.5

10.37

-

Total fat (g)

17.5

22.95

21.1

17.86

15.9

15.51

22.1

18.39

16.7

19.60

21.6***

18.10

-

Poly-unsaturated fat (g)

4.9

5.90

6.6

6.37

4.1

4.14

6.2

6.40

4.5

5.11

6.4***

6.03

-

Saturated fat (g)

4.1

5.45

4.9

4.57

5.7*

9.36

5.7*

5.64

4.9

7.69

5.3

5.53

-

Fiber (g)

13.7

7.68

15.7

7.39

16.9***

9.83

17.8***

7.97

15.3

8.95

16.7***

7.74

19-25

  1. aSignificant difference between mean values using t-test: *p < 0.05; **p < 0.01; ***p < 0.001 between the dry and rainy seasons; bbetween the two areas; RNI = recommended nutrient intakes.
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