Table 3 Calculation of the Food Consumption Score (FCS)
From: The impact of crop diversification on food security of farmers in Northern Bangladesh
Food Items | Food groups (definitive) | Weight (definitive) |
|---|---|---|
Rice, Wheat, Bread, Potatoes, Bottle gourd, sweet potato/otrs root | Main staples | 2 |
Liver, kidney, heart, Beans/long bean, Peas, Lentils/pulses, Nuts | Pulses/Beans | 3 |
Pumpkin, Carrot, Squash/cucumber, Green/leafy, vegetables, Amaranth, Cabbage, Kale/coriander, Spinach, Tomato, Eggplant, Green Papaya | Vegetables | 1 |
Orange + lemon, Mangoes/apple, Vitamin-A rich fruits, other fruits/papaya | Fruit | 1 |
Beef, Lamb/goat, Chicken or duck, Fish, Egg | Meat and fish | 4 |
Milk | Milk | 4 |
Sugar, Chocolate, Cakes/biscuits, Honey | Sugar | 0.5 |
Mustard oil, Palm oil/Soyabean | Oil | 0.5 |
Onion, Green paper, Garlic, Ginger, Yogurt/Curd, Spices mixed, mixed powder, chilli turmeric), Tea, Coffee, Others | Condiments | 0 |