NEW DELHI: Consumption of protein rich food in India has inched up in over a decade but fat intake has risen at a faster pace. Latest data released Wednesday showed cereals continue to be the most important source of protein among the five major food groups.
The data released by the statistics office showed an increasing trend in daily intake of protein by individuals in urban as well as rural India since 2009-10 and trend was evident in most major states. Rajasthan, Haryana, Maharashtra and UP, however, showed a marginal decline in average protein intake. In urban areas, daily per capita intake of protein rose from 58.8 gms 2009-10 to 63.4 gms per day in 2023-24, an increase of 8%, while in rural areas, it rose at a slower pace, from 59.3 gms a day in 2009-10 to 61.8 gms in 2023-24.
Egg, meat & fish consumption saw steepest rise
Pulses consumption in rural areas rose marginally, while it dipped in urban centres. In both areas, egg, meat and fish consumption saw the steepest rise. In the case of fat intake, there is an unmistakable rising trend, with every major state showing an increase, according to the Nutritional Intake report released by the statistics ministry based on the Household Consumption Expenditure survey of 2022-23 and 2023-24.
At the all-India level, the rise has been from 43.1 gms per person per day in 2009-10 for the rural population to 60.4 gms in 2023-24 and from 53.0 gms to 69.8 gms for the urban - a rise of more than 15 gms in both segments. All the major states show a rise in per capita per day intake of fat across rural and urban segments, the data showed.
The data showed that cereals accounted for 46-47% of the share of protein in rural areas among the five major food groups, which include pulses, milk and milk products, eggs, meat and fish and other food category. In urban areas, it was about 39% for 2022-23 and 2023-24. The report showed that the contribution of cereals to protein intake has fallen by about 14% in rural India and nearly 12% in urban India from 2009-10. The fall in the share of cereals has been balanced by rise in the share of egg, fish and meat, other food and milk and milk products, the data showed.
The data released by the statistics office showed an increasing trend in daily intake of protein by individuals in urban as well as rural India since 2009-10 and trend was evident in most major states. Rajasthan, Haryana, Maharashtra and UP, however, showed a marginal decline in average protein intake. In urban areas, daily per capita intake of protein rose from 58.8 gms 2009-10 to 63.4 gms per day in 2023-24, an increase of 8%, while in rural areas, it rose at a slower pace, from 59.3 gms a day in 2009-10 to 61.8 gms in 2023-24.
Egg, meat & fish consumption saw steepest rise
Pulses consumption in rural areas rose marginally, while it dipped in urban centres. In both areas, egg, meat and fish consumption saw the steepest rise. In the case of fat intake, there is an unmistakable rising trend, with every major state showing an increase, according to the Nutritional Intake report released by the statistics ministry based on the Household Consumption Expenditure survey of 2022-23 and 2023-24.
At the all-India level, the rise has been from 43.1 gms per person per day in 2009-10 for the rural population to 60.4 gms in 2023-24 and from 53.0 gms to 69.8 gms for the urban - a rise of more than 15 gms in both segments. All the major states show a rise in per capita per day intake of fat across rural and urban segments, the data showed.
The data showed that cereals accounted for 46-47% of the share of protein in rural areas among the five major food groups, which include pulses, milk and milk products, eggs, meat and fish and other food category. In urban areas, it was about 39% for 2022-23 and 2023-24. The report showed that the contribution of cereals to protein intake has fallen by about 14% in rural India and nearly 12% in urban India from 2009-10. The fall in the share of cereals has been balanced by rise in the share of egg, fish and meat, other food and milk and milk products, the data showed.
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