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Table 5 Nutrient composition per serving (100 g) of some commonly eaten foods in UAE and Kuwait

From: Development of a semi-quantitative food frequency questionnaire for use in United Arab Emirates and Kuwait based on local foods

        

Vitamins (mg)

   

Food

Total calories (Kcal)

CHO (g)

Fat (g)

Protein (g)

Fiber (g)

A (RE,μ) (α)

Folate (μ)

B1

B6

B12

C

E

Ca (mg)

Phosphorus (mg)

Iron (mg)

Mixed dish

               

Kofta

173

3.1

11.1

15.0

0.6

63.1

14.1

0.09

0.26

1.7

12.6

0.1

23.7

128

1.6

Qouzi

206

15.0

11.2

10.5

0.6

5.1

36.7

0.1

0.1

0.9

2.3

0.3

18.0

90.3

1.4

Marga Laham

95

7.1

4.0

7.5

0.8

19.0

4.6

0.07

0.2

0.7

7.0

0.04

7.1

65.4

0.8

Jereesh

226

29.7

7.0

12.9

5.2

13.9

22.7

0.2

0.2

0.7

3.5

0.4

21.1

252

2.1

Sweets

               

Balalett

210

35

4.7

6.6

0.1

Trace

10

0.01

0.06

Trace

Trace

0.5

28.5

105

1.5

Elba

264

30.6

12.6

11.3

Trace

206

25

0.1

0.1

1.3

1.1

0.6

522

356

2.1