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Nutritional Values of Common Foods

The document categorizes various food items into groups such as cereals, legumes, vegetables, fruits, and roots & tubers, listing top selections based on energy, protein, fat, carbohydrates, calcium, iron, vitamin A, and vitamin C content. Each category includes a ranked list of specific foods that are rich in these nutrients. This information is useful for dietary planning and understanding nutritional values of different food sources.

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Nutritional Values of Common Foods

The document categorizes various food items into groups such as cereals, legumes, vegetables, fruits, and roots & tubers, listing top selections based on energy, protein, fat, carbohydrates, calcium, iron, vitamin A, and vitamin C content. Each category includes a ranked list of specific foods that are rich in these nutrients. This information is useful for dietary planning and understanding nutritional values of different food sources.

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CATEGORY ENERGY PROTEIN FAT CARBOHYDRATES CALCIUM IRON VITAMIN A VITAMIN C

CEREALS AND 1. Ragi 1. Amaranth 1. Maize


MILLETS 2. Amaranth Seed seed 2. Bajra
( 2 varieties ) 2. Bajra 3. Jowar
3. Wheat 3. Ragi 4. Quinoa
4. Barley 4. Rice Puffed 5. Wheat
5. Bajra 5. Rice Flakes
GRAIN LEGUMES 1. Horse Gram 1. Horse Gram 1. Bengal Gram
whole 2. Soybean 2. Red gram
2. Soybean 3. Lentil 3. Green Gram
3. Rice Bean 4. Moth Bean 4. Peas
4. Moth Bean 5. Bengal Gram 5. Horse Gram
5. Bengal Gram
GREEN LEAFY 1. Agathi leaves 1. Gogu Leaves 1. Drumstick
VEGETABLES 2. Ponnaganni 2. Amaranth Leaves
3. Amaranth Leaves 2. Agathi leaves
4. Knol-knol 3. Garden Cress 3. Colacasia
5. Drumstick 4. Beet greens 4. Fenugreek
leaves 5. Fenugreek leaves
leaves 5. Amaranth
leaves

OTHER 1. Cluster Beans 1. Clustor Beans 1.


VEGETABLES 2. Baby Corn 2. Onion Stalk
3. Broad Beans 3. Peas
4. Field Beans 4. Field Beans
5. French Beans 5. Baby Corn
FRUITS 1. Tamarind Pulp 1. Tamarind 1. Dates
2. Fig 2. Dates 2. Apricot
3. Raisind 3. Raisins 3. Mango
4. Dates 4. Apricot 4. Musk Melon
5. Wood apple 5. Phalsa 5. Orange

ROOTS & TUBERS 1. Yam 1. Lotus Root 1. Carrot


2. Carrot red 2. Yam 2. Sweet Potato
3. Lotus root 3. Tapioca 3. Yam
4. Water Cress 4. Beet Root 4. Beetroot
5. Radish 5. Carrot 5. Colacasia

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