An analysis of the contribution of the informal milk market to nutrition in Kenya

Table 9 Food and nutrient consumption—rural areas first tertile

Rural	Category	Nutrients
tertiles		Protein		Ca		Mg		Se		Vit A		Thiamine		Vit B2		Vit B12
		g	%	mg	%	mg	%	mcg	%	RE	%	mg	%	mg	%	mg	%
1	Total dairy	3.09	12.67	101.69	30.70	9.48	4.51	1.23	5.29	65.80	13.24	0.04	5.85	0.19	31.68	0.39	39.70
	Fresh unpacked cow milk or cream	2.29	9.39	71.66	21.63	6.72	3.20	1.00	4.28	56.48	11.37	0.01	2.23	0.14	23.35	0.30	30.17
	Packed cow milk	0.07	0.27	2.39	0.72	0.22	0.10	0.03	0.14	0.38	0.08	0.00	0.04	0.00	0.67	0.01	0.83
2	Total dairy	5.29	13.32	168.55	30.38	15.65	4.84	2.15	5.62	118.56	12.25	0.05	4.53	0.33	32.71	0.66	29.12
	Fresh unpacked cow milk or cream	4.40	11.07	137.61	24.80	12.90	3.99	1.91	5.00	108.46	11.20	0.03	2.88	0.27	26.75	0.57	25.18
	Packed cow milk	0.17	0.43	6.31	1.14	0.58	0.18	0.09	0.23	1.01	0.10	0.00	0.07	0.01	1.06	0.02	0.95
3	Total dairy	10.47	14.41	334.56	32.43	30.96	5.84	4.34	6.27	230.87	10.85	0.08	5.22	0.66	34.27	1.29	21.37
	Fresh unpacked cow milk or cream	8.53	11.74	267.11	25.89	25.04	4.72	3.71	5.35	210.54	9.90	0.06	3.44	0.53	27.40	1.10	18.24
	Packed cow milk	0.60	0.83	22.02	2.13	2.03	0.38	0.30	0.43	3.53	0.17	0.00	0.14	0.04	1.95	0.08	1.24
Recommended values		50.00		800.00		300.00		70.00		500.00		1.40		1.20		1.00

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