Table 1

Country food supply per capita per day; minimum and maximum range.

Country range
Diet variable intake per dayMinimum valueMaximum value
KiloCalories (kCal)1602Ethiopia4013USA
Protein (%TEC)8Thailand & Nigeria14Albania
Protein (g)48Thailand119Italy
Carbohydrate (%TEC)42Austria74India
Carbohydrate (g)311Ethiopia587Morocco
Total Fat %(TEC)13Ethiopia43Belgium
Total Fat (g)24Ethiopia181Belgium
Saturated Fat (%TEC)4Ethiopia & Morocco19Belgium
PUFA (%TEC)3Indonesia12South Africa
MUFA (%TEC)3Ethiopia18Greece
Vegetables (%TEC)0.3Ethiopia3Greece
Vegetables (g)18Ethiopia470Lebanon
Vit A from vegetables (μg)30Ethiopia739Lebanon
Vit E from vegetables (mg)0.1Ethiopia5Greece
Calcium from vegetables (mg)6Ethiopia130Korea
Protein from vegetables (g)0.5Costa Rica6Greece
Vegetable MUFA (%TEC)0.01many countries0.05Greece/Lebanon
Vegetable PUFA (%TEC)0.01Ethiopia0.2Lebanon
Vegetable saturated fat (%TEC)0.01many countries0.08Lebanon
Starch (g)121Thailand366Algeria
Calories from cereal/rice (%TEC)21Germany72Ethiopia
Protein from cereals/nuts (g)27Finland79Morocco
Soya oil (g)0.0Nigeria56USA
Olive oil (g)0.0many countries51Greece
  • %TEC: percent of total energy consumption; PUFA: polyunsaturated fatty acids; MUFA: monounsaturated fatty acids.