Journal of Nutrition and Metabolism

Research Article

Exploring the Status of Preference, Utilization Practices, and Challenges to Consumption of Amaranth in Kenya and Tanzania

Table 1

Summary of responses from survey in Kenya and Tanzania.
County/regionKMBGVGNYBTKFKLKRDRMZ(%)
SourcesGrown✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓100
Bought✓✓⊗✓✓✓✓✓✓✓90
Found wild✓✓✓✓✓✓✓⊗⊗⊗70
Amaranth as main ingredient✓⊗⊗⊗✓✓✓✓✓✓70
Amaranth as minor ingredient✓✓✓✓✓✓✓⊗⊗⊗70
Preservation⊗⊗⊗✓⊗⊗⊗⊗✓⊗20
Other usesMedicinal✓✓✓✓✓✓✓⊗⊗✓80
Animal feed✓✓⊗⊗⊗⊗⊗✓✓✓50
BeliefsAdds blood✓⊗⊗⊗⊗✓✓✓✓✓60
Good for eyes⊗⊗⊗⊗⊗⊗⊗✓✓✓30
Sign of poverty⊗⊗⊗⊗✓⊗✓⊗⊗✓30
Causes stomach upset✓✓✓⊗✓⊗⊗⊗⊗⊗40
Taboos⊗⊗⊗✓✓✓⊗⊗⊗⊗30
KM, Kiambu, BG, Bungoma, VG, Vihiga, NY, Nyamira, BT, Bomet, KF, Kilifi, KL, Kwale, KR, Kilimanjaro, DR, Dar-es-Salaam, MZ, Mwanza, TT, total.