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Foods by Category - 135 Foods
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bread
macaroni
rice
spaghetti

Foods made from grains

bread fermented maize meal (akassa)macaroni maize meal (maize paste)maize or rice porridge (maize or rice aklui)rice spaghetti
maize
millet
sorghum

Whole grains

fonio maize (Roasted or boiled maize)millet sorghum
cassava
plantain
taro
white sweet potato

White roots, tubers, and plantains

cassava cassava meal (gari)plantain taro white sweet potato yam yam couscous (wassa wassa)yam meal (yam paste)
beans
peas

Legumes

bambara groundnuts beans cowpeas (black eyed peas)peas soy porridge soy products (soy cheese)
carrots

Vitamin A-rich orange vegetables

carrots sweet potatoes that are orange inside
amaranth
leaf sauce
moringa leaves
okra leaves

Dark green leafy vegetables

amaranth (crin crin leaves)bean leaves cassava leaves (cassava leaves)eggplant leaves (gboman leaves)hibiscus leaves ironweed (vernonia)leaf sauce moringa leaves okra leaves
cucumber
mushrooms
okra
tomatoes

Other vegetables

beet cabbage cucumber eggplant green beans green pepper (green bell pepper)mushrooms okra tomatoes
Mango
papaya

Vitamin A-rich fruits

Mango papaya
grapefruit
mandarin
orange

Citrus

grapefruit mandarin orange
avocado
banana
coconut flesh
pineapple
soursop
watermelon

Other fruits

African star apple (Chrysophyllum albidum) (azongwégwé)avocado banana (Sweet banana)baobab fruit coconut flesh (coconut)pineapple soursop watermelon wild fruits (fruit from the harvest)
cakes
cookies
donuts
pastries

Baked / grain-based sweets

cakes cookies donuts (wheat beignets / doko, banana beignets / talé talé)pastries (atchonmon)sweet flatcakes (sweet galettes)
candied groundnuts
candy
chocolates
ice cream
nougat

Other sweets

candied groundnuts (sweet groundnuts)candy chocolates (chocolate)ice cream nougat toffees (toffee)
eggs

Eggs

eggs
cheese
local cheese

Cheese

cheese (or other milk-based cheese)local cheese (Wagashi)
yogurt

Yogurt

fermented milk fermented milk with grains (degue or fourra)yogurt
ham

Processed meats

canned meat ham sausage (Sausages)
beef
goat
organ meat

Unprocessed red meat (ruminant)

beef goat organ meat (or organs from these animals)sheep young goat
pork
rabbit

Unprocessed red meat (non-ruminant)

agouti bush meat pork rabbit
chicken
duck
turkey

Poultry

chicken duck guinea fowl pigeon quail turkey
canned sardines
crab
oysters
shrimp
small fish
smoked fish

Fish and seafood

canned sardines crab fish (Fresh fish)oysters shrimp small fish smoked fish
cashews
groundnut sauce

Nuts and seeds

baobab seeds (baobab grains)cashews deep fried groundnut snack (klui klui)groundnut butter groundnuts groundnut sauce squash seeds

Packaged ultra-processed salty snacks

Packaged ultra-processed salty snacks (Chips, such as, Yoyo, chips de banane, biscuits salés, chips de breadfutou)
Indomie
instant noodles

Instant noodles

Indomie instant noodles
bean fritters
French fries
fried plantain
sweet potato fries

Deep fried foods

bean fritters (bean beignet / ata)deep fried groundnut snack (klui klui)French fries (Potato fries)fried plantain (fried banana / aloko)sweet potato fries (sweet potato fries, wèlississo (fon))yam fries (yam fries, tévississo (fon) tevi = igname sisso = frit)
milk

Fluid milk

milk milk powder (powdered milk)
chocolate drinks
coffee with sugar
tea with sugar

Sweet tea/coffee/cocoa

chocolate drinks (hot cocoa drinks such as Milo)coffee with sugar (sweet coffee)tea with sugar (Sweet tea)
Fruit juice
ginger drink
hibiscus drink

Fruit juice and fruit drinks

fruit drinks Fruit juice ginger drink hibiscus drink (bissap)lemon drink
energy drinks
soft drinks

Sugar-sweetened beverages (soft drinks, energy drinks, sports drinks)

carbonated malt drinks (Malta)energy drinks soft drinks (Coca-Cola, Sprite, Youki)

Fast food

Fast food (Places that serve burgers, shawarma or pizza)

Insects and other small protein foods

caterpillars crickets mayflies snails