VII. OTHER FISHERIES INFORMATION, 2009

A. Food Consumption

1. Mean One-Day Per Capita Food Consumption, Philippines, 2003

Food Group/Subgroup	Consumption		% of Total Food Intake
	(Raw, As Purchased)*
	kg/yr	g/day
Cereals and Cereal Products	133	364	41.1
Rice and Products	111	303	34.2
Corn and Products	11	31	3.5
Other Cereals and Products	11	30	3.4
Starchy Roots and Tubers	7	19	2.2
Sugars and Syrups	9	24	2.7
Fats and Oils	7	18	2
Fish, Meat and Poultry	67	185	20.9
Fish and Products	38	104	11.7
Meat and Products	22	61	6.9
Poultry	7	20	2.3
Eggs	5	13	1.5
Milk and Milk Products	18	49	5.6
Whole Milk	13	35	4
Milk Products	5	14	1.6
Dried Beans, Nuts and Seeds	4	10	1.1
Vegetables	40	111	12.5
Green Leafy and Yellow Vegetable	11	31	3.5
Other Vegetables	29	80	9
Fruits	20	54	6.1
Vitamin C-Rich Fruits	4	12	1.4
Other Fruits	16	42	4.7
Miscellaneous	14	39	4.4
Beverages	9	26	2.9
Condiments	4	10	1.2
Others	1	3	0.3
Total Food	324	886	100

*As available in the kitchen including inedible and edible wastage.

2. Comparison of Mean One-Day per Capita Food Consumption: 1987, 1993, 2003

Food Group/Subgroup	Consumption,g
	(Raw, "as purchased")
	1987	1993	2003
All Foods	869	803	886
Cereals and Cereal Products	345	340	364
Rice and Products	303	282	303
Corn and Products	24	36	31
Other Cereals & Products	18	22	30
Starchy Roots and Tubers	22	17	19
Sugars and Syrups	24	19	24
Fats and Oils	14	12	18
Fish, Meat and Poultry	157	147	185
Fish and Products	111	99	104
Meat and Products	37	34	61
Poultry	9	14	20
Eggs	10	12	13
Milk and Milk Products	43	44	49
Dried Beans, Nuts and Seeds	10	10	10
Vegetables	111	106	111
Green Leafy and Yellow Veg	29	30	31
Other Vegetables	82	76	80
Fruits	107	77	54
Vitamins C-Rich Fruits	24	21	12
Other Fruits	83	56	42
Miscellaneous	26	19	39

 

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