Estimating the Average Intake of Bread and its Contribution in Recommended Daily Allowance for Different Income Categories
Abstract: Bread is considered a main component in the Egyptian meal and is considered the main source of energy. The mean intake of subsidized balady bread/capita was 3.49 for urban areas and 2.78 for rural with a significant difference between them. The percent energy from bread was 14.38% in urban areas and 10.82% in rural areas. The percent energy from subsidized balady bread was 14.10% in urban areas and 8.10% in rural areas. But energy from fino bread was 6.13% in urban areas and 4.16% in rural areas. Also in rural area's home-made bread was consumed providing 6.17% of energy.
The increase in family income is accompanied with a decrease in bread intake/capita and as a result a decrease in % energy from bread (21.84% in lower income families and 7.73% in higher income families). Also the increase in family income is accompanied by a decrease in subsidized balady bread intake/capita and a decrease in % energy from subsidized balady bread (20.17% in lower income families and 4.91% in higher income families).
For money spent on food, there is no significant difference between urban and rural areas. While there is a significant difference in % of money spent on bread. Also, large families significantly spend more money on bread while there is no significant difference in percent money spent on food. The increase in family income causes a significant decrease in both % money spent on food and % money spend on bread
Publication year 2013
Organization Name
serial title المؤتمر الدولي الثانى للصناعة الحبوب ومنتجاتها
Author(s) from ARC
Publication Type Conference/Workshop
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