Table 11 Common foods selected as the lowest cost items for each food group, 2011–2020

Staples

Rice khaosan new

120

0

Regular milled rice

43

28

Rice khaosan general

0

119

Yellow corngrits

3

4

Rice pure new

0

1

Premium rice

55

14

Well milled rice

12

45

Special rice

2

24

Irish potato

5

0

Cocoyam

0

5

Protein foods

Mackerel 9 piece

28

92

Threadfin bream fish

111

8

Mackerel 3 piece

92

26

Tilapia fish

9

71

Chicken offalls

0

2

Slipmouth fish

0

37

Tuna fish

0

2

Dressed chicken

0

1

Snap beans

0

1

Vegetables

Cauliflower mixed

12

20

Sweet potato leaves

120

0

Cabbage mixed

6

9

Cabbage

0

109

Cantonese mixed

3

3

Water spinach

0

4

Baby corn

28

46

Hawaiian ginger

0

5

Lettuce

1

4

Bitter gourd

0

1

Water spinach mixed

4

7

Carrots

0

1

Green gourd

66

29

Kale mix

0

1

Beets mixed

0

1

Fruit

Pineapple 3 piece

40

30

Philippine lemon

70

50

Golden banana medium

73

24

Mandarin orange

50

50

Cultivated banana/hand

7

46

Saba banana

0

13

Watermelon

0

1

Pineapple

0

5

Pineapple 2 piece

0

11

Mango

0

2

Golden banana big

0

7

Mangosteen

0

1

Oil

Palm oil bag

115

1

-

-

Palm oil bottle

5

102

-

-

Coconut oil pail

0

9

-

-

Soybean oil

0

3

-

-

Soybean oil 1 kg

0

4

-

-

Chicken egg

120