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Table 3 Fat content of typical foodstuffs [19]

From: The content of African diets is adequate to achieve optimal efficacy with fixed-dose artemether-lumefantrine: a review of the evidence

Type

Food

Fat content (g/100 g)

Carbohydrates and legumes

Maize

4.8

 

Millet

3.5

 

Rice

0.5

 

Sorghum

3.2

 

Wheat flour

2.0

 

Cassava meal

0.5

 

Beans

1.5

 

Lentil

1.2

 

Pigeon peas

1.3

 

Soya beans

18.0

 

Yam

0.1

Meat/fish

Beef

18.0

 

Chicken

6.5

 

Eggs

10.0

 

Fish

7.4

Nuts/fruit

Peanuts

45.0

 

Coconut

35.0

 

Sunflower

46.0

 

Avocado

18.0