Estimates of Dietary Mineral Micronutrient Supply from Staple Cereals in Ethiopia at a District Level

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Abdu, A. O., Kumssa, D. B., Joy, E., Groote, H. D., Lark, R. M., Broadley, M. and Gashu, D. 2022. Estimates of Dietary Mineral Micronutrient Supply from Staple Cereals in Ethiopia at a District Level. Nutrients. 14 (17), p. 3469. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu14173469

AuthorsAbdu, A. O., Kumssa, D. B., Joy, E., Groote, H. D., Lark, R. M., Broadley, M. and Gashu, D.
Abstract

Recent surveys have revealed substantial spatial variation in the micronutrient composition of cereals in Ethiopia, where a single national micronutrient concentration values for cereal grains are of limited use for estimating typical micronutrient intakes. We estimated the district-level dietary mineral supply of staple cereals, combining district-level cereal production and crop mineral composition data, assuming cereal consumption of 300 g capita−1 day−1 proportional to district-level production quantity of each cereal. We considered Barley (Hordeum vulgare L.), maize (Zea mays L.), sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench), teff (Eragrostis tef (Zuccagni) Trotter), and wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) consumption representing 93.5% of the total cereal production in the three major agrarian regions. On average, grain cereals can supply 146, 23, and 7.1 mg capita−1 day−1 of Ca, Fe, and Zn, respectively. In addition, the Se supply was 25 µg capita−1 day−1. Even at district-level, cereals differ by their mineral composition, causing a wide range of variation in their contribution to the daily dietary requirements, i.e., for an adult woman: 1–48% of Ca, 34–724% of Fe, 17–191% of Se, and 48–95% of Zn. There was considerable variability in the dietary supply of Ca, Fe, Se, and Zn from staple cereals between districts in Ethiopia

KeywordsDietary supply; Mineral micronutrients; Spatial data; Disaggregated data
Year of Publication2022
JournalNutrients
Journal citation14 (17), p. 3469
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)https://doi.org/10.3390/nu14173469
PubMed IDMDPI
Web address (URL)https://www.apnno.com
Open accessPublished as ‘gold’ (paid) open access
FunderBill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Publisher's version
Output statusPublished
Publication dates
Online24 Aug 2022
Publication process dates
Accepted19 Aug 2022
PublisherMDPI
ISSN2072-6643

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