Table 6 Quantity of spice intake per portion size of spice consumed from individual dishes (g)

Chillies

120

2.06 ± 1.24

1.8

3.6

0.06-7.2

Turmeric

120

0.67 ± 0.5

0.54

1.2

0.09-3.75

Coriander

58

1.43 ± 1.77

0.85

3.4

0.12-9.2

Cardamom

23

0.44 ± 0.38

0.3

0.84

0.08-1.42

Cinnamon

22

0.75 ± 0.74

0.5

1.44

0.02-3.4

Caraway

20

1.42 ± 1.14

0.92

2.8

0.3-4.32

Cloves

18

0.44 ± 0.44

0.2

0.9

0.04-1.5

B. pepper

18

1.27 ± 1.3

0.31

3

0.14-3.6

Fenugreek

17

0.87 ± 1.05

0.4

1.2

0.16-4

Asafoetida

13

0.5 ± 0.38

0.4

0.9

0.2-1.5

Cumin

7

0.55 ± 0.28

0.04-1.5

Total

10.4 ± 9.22

Rice

Spice

N

Mean ± S.D.

Median

90 ^th percentile

Range

Chillies

56

2.38 ± 2.17

1.8

5

0.05-12.4

Turmeric

64

0.71 ± 0.49

0.6

1.35

0.1-3

Cloves

65

0.39 ± 0.8

0.1

1.2

0.03-4.5

Cardamom

70

0.47 ± 0.75

0.26

0.6

0.04-4.24

Cinnamon

62

0.94 ± 0.99

0.6

1.8

0.02-6.4

Caraway

59

1.14 ± 1.09

0.9

2.3

0.11-5.52

B.pepper

30

1.11 ± 1.18

0.75

3

0.1-4.4

Mustard

20

1.27 ± 1.27

0.83

2.25

0.4-6

Nutmeg

17

0.15 ± 0.14

0.13

0.17

0.04-0.64

Mace

12

0.19 ± 0.09

0.2

0.23

0.07-0.4

Total

8.75 ± 8.97

Chutney

Spice

N

Mean ± S.D.

Median

90 ^th percentile

Range

Cumin

88

1.94 ± 1.89

1.2

4.1

0.13-10

Chillies

77

4.15 ± 4.15

2.4

8.8

0.5-20.2

Turmeric

64

0.74 ± 0.48

0.6

1.5

0.12-2.25

Mustard

49

0.99 ± 0.77

0.75

2

0.15-3.6

Coriander

18

1.76 ± 1.29

1.4

3.06

0.32-4.6

Total

9.58 ± 8.58

Dhal

Spice

N

Mean ± S.D.

Median

90 ^th percentile

Range

Chillies

85

4.18 ± 3.75

2.88

9

0.36-18.72

Turmeric

83

0.79 ± 0.57

0.6

1.5

0.12-3.2

Cumin

87

1.59 ± 1.35

1.2

2.6

0.12-7.5

Asafoetida

22

0.6 ± 0.4

0.4

1.2

0.12-1.62

Mustard

43

1.16 ± 0.92

0.9

2.7

0.15-3.6

Total

8.32 ± 6.99