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Table 5 Daily intake of spices by adult women of selected urban and rural households

From: Assessing intake and consumption level of spices among urban and rural households of Ludhiana district of Punjab, India

Spice

Mean (g)

p-value

Range (g)

Median (g)

90th percentile

Urban

Rural

Urban

Rural

Urban

Rural

Urban

Rural

Red chilli powder

3.19 ± 1.26

2.41 ± 0.83

< 0.00001

0.35–5.23

0.25–3.75

2.04

1.20

4.41

2.71

Turmeric powder

2.98 ± 0.90

2.80 ± 1.2

0.09

0.63–4.23

0.28–5.20

1.89

1.55

3.32

3.23

Cumin seeds

0.74 ± 0.79

0.43 ± 0.50

0.0007

0.07–2.71

0.01–1.98

0.83

0.61

2.33

1.30

Black pepper

0.67 ± 1.10

0.27 ± 0.58

0.0008

0.04–4.25

0.03–4.25

1.25

0.19

1.25

2.50

Fennel seeds

0.66 ± 0.99

0.29 ± 0.71

0.0018

0.06–5.00

0.02–5.00

1.25

0.20

1.87

2.50

Green cardamom

0.36 ± 0.38

0.22 ± 0.42

0.0779

0.06–1.63

0.02–2.02

0.44

0.17

1.25

0.94

Black salt

0.25 ± 0.55

0.12 ± 0.31

0.0205

0.25–2.50

0.06–1.25

1.25

0.87

1.37

2.50

Asafoetida

0.24 ± 0.36

0.27 ± 0.44

0.3021

0.18–1.66

0.06–1.96

0.41

0.63

1.50

1.25

Coriander seeds

0.17 ± 0.34

0.11 ± 0.25

0.1017

0.04–1.66

0.01–1.30

0.25

0.12

0.85

0.80

Carom seeds

0.16 ± 0.29

0.20 ± 0.33

0.1905

0.18–1.56

0.06–1.23

0.42

0.44

1.06

0.83

Gooseberry powder

0.16 ± 0.41

0.02 ± 0.08

0.0004

0.02–0.98

0.03–0.71

0.36

0.11

0.66

0.97

Dry pomegranate

0.10 ± 0.34

0.03 ± 0.13

0.2490

0.01–0.90

0.06–0.98

0.12

0.25

0.94

0.86

Mustard seeds

0.08 ± 0.19

0.20 ± 0.36

0.0018

0.11–0.83

0.04–1.85

0.33

0.42

1.24

0.83

Clove

0.07 ± 0.18

0.07 ± 0.15

0.4721

0.03–0.83

0.03–0.78

0.07

0.10

0.63

0.80

Dry mango powder

0.06 ± 0.14

0.08 ± 0.33

0.2490

0.21–0.63

0.20–1.98

0.31

0.60

0.98

0.63

Black cardamom

0.06 ± 0.15

0.07 ± 0.16

0.4170

0.06–0.89

0.01–0.89

0.23

0.08

0.57

0.58

Fenugreek seeds

0.05 ± 0.15

0.03 ± 0.13

0.1264

0.08–0.89

0.04–0.98

0.22

0.06

0.92

0.84

Cinnamon

0.04 ± 0.11

0.06 ± 0.10

0.1391

0.04–0.71

0.04–0.63

0.07

0.10

0.30

0.45

Total

10.04

7.68

       
  1. Mean ± SD, one day intake of spices from vegetable preparations, paranthas, dhal and other dishes consumed Statistical Test: T Test, statistically significance difference (p value < 0.05)
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