Table 11.01.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average per Capita Daily Food Intake (in grams)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Selected

2000

1995-96

 

Selected

2000

1995-96

Food Items

National

Rural

Urban

National

Rural

Urban

 

Food Items

National

Rural

Urban

National

Rural

Urban

 Total

893.1

898.7

870.7

913.8

910.5

930.8

 

 Edible Oils

12.8

11.3

19.1

9.9

8.4

17.0

 Cereals

 486.7

502.8 

422.4 

508.7

521.9

442.1

 

  Mustard

4.1 

4.7 

1.7 

5.7

6.2

3.1

   Rice

458.5

478.8

372.7

464.3

479.0

390.3

 

  Soybean

8.6 

6.5 

17.3 

3.8

1.8

13.5

  Wheat

17.2

14.0

30.1

33.7

32.4

40.1

 

  Others

0.1 

0.1 

0.1 

0.4

0.4

0.4

  Others

 11.0

10.0 

14.6 

10.7

10.5

11.7

 

Meat, Poultry, Egg

18.5

15.4

31.0 

15.1

12.0

30.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  Mutton

0.5

0.4

0.7

1.0

0.8

1.6

 Potato

55.5

54.7

58.4

49.5

46.7

64.4

 

  Beef

8.3

6.9

14.0

6.6

4.9

15.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  Chicken/Duck

4.5

3.2

7.7

4.0

3.4

7.5

 Vegetables

140.5

141.1

137.9

152.6

154.4

142.9

 

  Eggs

5.2

4.6

7.9

3.2

2.6

5.9

  Leafy Vegetables

 20.5

19.5 

24.4 

30.2

29.2

34.8

 

  Others

 0.4

0.3 

 0.7

0.3

0.3

0.0

  Others

 120.0

121.6 

113.5 

122.4

125.2

108.2

 

Fish

38.5

37.8

40.9

43.8

42.2

51.7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Condi. & Spices

50.0

48.5

56.1

37.2

35.5

45.4

 Pulses

15.8

15.0

19.0

14.0

12.9

19.4

 

 Fruits

28.4

26.5

35.6

27.6

25.3

38.8

  Masoor

 6.6

 5.1

 12.8

6.1

4.7

13.3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  Khesari

 2.0

 2.4

 1.4

4.6

5.1

2.0

 

 Sugar/Gur

6.9

6.4

8.8

9.3

9.1

10.1

  Others

 7.0

 7.5

4.8 

3.3

3.1

4.1

 

  Sugar

 4.3

3.4 

7.8 

3.8

2.9

8.2