Number Food items Unit of Measurement Kcal

1 Barley Kg 3723
2 Maize Kg 3751
3 Sorghum Kg 3850
4 Wheat Kg 3623
5 Lentils Kg 3522
6 Onion Kg 713
7 Pepper Kg 933
8 Milk Lt 737
9 Sugar Kg 3850
10 Edible oil Kg 8964
11 Coffee Kg 1103
12 Peas Kg 3553
13 Tomato Kg 216
14 Salt Kg 1700
15 Rice Kg 3330
16 Meat Kg 1148
17 Butter Kg 7364
18 Spaghetti/macaroni Kg 3550

Conversion table for calorie composition of food consumed Source EHNR, (1997)

Conversion table to compute adult equivalent (AE)

Age groups (in years) Sex

Male Female
<10 0.6 0.6
10- 13 0.9 0.8
14- 16 1.0 0.75
17- 50 1.0 0.75
>50 1.0 0.75

Source Strock, et al, (1991)

Conversion table to compute Tropical livestock unit (TLU)

Animal category Tropical livestock unit (TLU)
Calf 0.50
Weaned calf 0.34
Heifer 0.75
Cow 1.00
Ox 1.00
Donkey (Adult) 0.70
Donkey (Young) 0.35
Sheep and goat (Adult) 0.13
Sheep and goat (Young) 0.06
Chicken 0.013

Source Strock, et al, (1991)