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Acha, black, whole grain, Raw Digitaria iburua
Acha, white, whole grain, Raw Digitaria exilis
Acha, white, whole grain, Boiled Tuwon Acha(Hausa) Digitaria iburua
Maize, white, whole kernel, dried, raw Masara(Hausa), Agbado(Yoruba), Abakpa(Ibibio) Zea mays
Maize, white,fermented gruel,cooked, moulded Agidi(Yoruba)
Maize, white, fermented gruel Ogi(Yoruba)
Maize, yellow, whole kernel, dried, raw Zea mays
Maize, yellow, whole kernel, boiled
Maize, yellow,fermented gruel,cooked, moulded Agidi(Yoruba)
Maize, yellow, fermented gruel
Pop corn
Millet, whole grain, raw Gero(Hausa) Pennisetum glaucum
Pearl millet, whole grain, raw Pennisetum glaucum
Rice, white raw Shinkafa(Hausa), Osi kapa(Igbo), Iresi(Yoruba) Oryza sativa
Rice, White, Combined Varieties Danyen Shinkafa(Hausa)
Rice, white, Boiled Farin Shinkafa(Hausa)
Rice, White, cooked, paste Tuwo Shinkafa(Hausa)
Rice, brown, Raw Jan Shinkafa(Hausa)
Rice, brown, boiled
Rice, polished, Raw
Rice, white, cooked with tomatoes, tomato paste,Onions and Spices with Vegetable oil. Jollof rice(English), Dafa Duko(Hausa)
Rice, white, cooked with diced carrot,onions,green peas with Vegetable oil Fried Rice
Sorghum, red, whole grain, raw Jan dawa(Hausa) Sorghum bicolor
Sorghum, white, whole grain, raw Farin Dawa(Hausa)
Sorghum, fermented gruel, dried
Bread, whole wheat
Spaghetti, boiled Taliya Daffafe(Hausa), Supageti (Igbo) Triticum vulgare
Wheat,white,flour Garin alkama(Hausa)
Wheat, parboiled, grain Alkama (Hausa) Triticum vulgare
Bread fruit, pulp, raw Ka' danya(Hausa), Ukwa(Igbo), Gbere fruit(Yoruba), Bire fuut(Ibibio) Artocarpus altilis
Breadfruit seeds, raw Barafuta(Hausa) Artocarpus altilis
Bananna, ripe, peeled, raw Ayaba(Hausa), Unere(Igbo), Ogede paranta(Yoruba), Mboro(Ibibio) Musa acuminata
Cassava, white, fresh, raw Rogo(Hausa), Akpu(Hausa), Ege(Yoruba), Iwa(Ibibio) Manihot esculenta
Cassava, white, grated, fermented, dewatered, Fried Garin rogo(Hausa), Garri(Yoruba)
Cassava,White, grated, Fermented, dewatered, cooked into paste Eba(Yoruba)
Cassava, white, grated, fermented,dewatered, Fried, cooked into paste(palm oil added) Yellow eba
Cassava, white, Fermented,sieved,cooked Fufu
Cassava, white, fermented,Sundried,milled into Flour Lafun Powder(Yoruba)
Cassava, white, fermented,Sundried,milled into Flour, Cooked into Paste Lafun(Yoruba)
Pupuru flour 100%
Cocoyam,white,fresh,peeled,raw Gwaza(Hausa), Ede(Igbo), Koko(Yoruba), Ikpon(Ibibio) Xanthosoma spp
Cocoyam, white, peeled, boiled
Cocoyam, yellow, Peeled, raw Xanthosoma spp
Plantain, ripe, peeled, Raw Agade(Hausa), Abirika(Igbo), Ogede agbagba(Yoruba), Ukom(Ibibio) Musa Paradisiaca
Plantain, ripe, peeled, Boiled
Plantain, ripe, peeled, roasted
Plantain, ripe, fried in palm oil Dodo (Yoruba)
Plantain,unripe,peeled,raw
Plantain, green, boiled Ji oko esiriesi (Igbo)
Plantain,unripe,flour Plantain flour
Potato, Irish,peeled, raw Dankali(Hausa), Nduku(Igbo), Anamo(Yoruba), Anyen(Ibibio) Solanum tuberosum
Potato. Irish,peeled, boiled
Potato, sweet, peeled, white, raw
Potato, sweet,peeled, yellow, raw Dankalin hausa(Hausa), Odunkun(Yoruba) Ipomoea batatas
Potato,Sweet, peeled,yellow,boiled
Potato, Sweet, deep yellow, Peeled, raw
Potato, Sweet, deep yellow, Peeled, boiled
Potato, Sweet,Yellow, flour
Yam,white,fresh,peeled,raw Doya(Yam), Ji(Igbo), Isu(Yoruba), Udia(Ibibio) Dioscorea rotundata
Yam, peeled, boiled Dioscorea rotundata
Yam , fried Dioscorea rotundata
Yam, roasted Dioscorea rotundata
Yam,peeled, boiled, pounded Sokowara(Hausa), Iyan(Yoruba), Usong Udia(Ibibio) Dioscorea rotundata
Yam, Sundried, milled, powder, cooked into paste Amala dudu(Yoruba) Dioscorea rotundata
Water Yam, peeled, raw Ewura(Yoruba), Abke(Ibibio) Discorea alata
Water Yam, peeled, boiled Discorea alata
Yellow Yam Dioscorea cayenensis
Trifoliate yam,fresh, raw Trifoliate yam Dioscorea dumetorum
African Yam Bean, Raw(all colours) Sphenostylis stenocarpa
African Yam Bean, Roasted
Bean, small white, mature seeds, raw Wake(Hausa), Ayaikwa Oka(Igbo), Ewa(Yoruba), Nkoti(Ibibio) Vigna unguiculata
Beans, small, red, mature seeds, raw
Bean, whole, boiled, with salt Daffen Wakedagi Shiri(Hausa)
Bean, whole, boiled, with oil Beans porridge(English), Ewa riro(Yoruba)
Beans, soaked in water, dehulled, ground, mixed with salt and pepper,fried with Palm oil Bean cake(English), Kosai da mai(Hausa), Akara elepo(Yoruba)
Beans, soaked in water, dehulled, ground, mixed with salt and pepper,fried with Vegetable oil Bean cake(English), Akara olororo(Yoruba)
Beans,soaked,dehulled,blended to Paste with added salt,Steamed into mould (White variety) Ekuru Ewa funfun(Yoruba)
Beans,soaked,dehulled,blended to Paste with added salt,Steamed into mould (Red variety) Ekuru Ewa pupa(Yoruba)
Beans,soaked,dehulled,blended to Paste with added salt, pepper and Vegetable oil,Steamed into mould Alele da moi(Hausa), Moin-Moin olororo(Yoruba)
Beans,soaked,dehulled,blended to Paste with added salt, pepper and Palm oil,Steamed into mould Alele de manja(Hausa), Moin-Moin elepo(Yoruba)
Lima Bean, large, mature seeds, raw Phaseolus lunatus
Pigeon Pea, mature seeds, raw Cajanus cajan
Pigeon pea, boiled(without salt)
Pigeon Pea Flour
Soybean,Whole,Dried, Raw Bushe she(Hausa), Soya(Yoruba) Glycine max
Soya bean, boiled (without salt)
Soybean,milled,raw
Soybean, soaked, dehulling, dried, milled into flour
African oil bean seed, dehulled, raw Pentaclethra macrophylla Benth.
Achi, Undehulled Brachystegia eurycoma seed Brachystegia eurycoma
Achi,dehulled,dried,milled
Bambara Groundnut, white, Dried, Raw Kwaruru(Hausa), Okpa(Igbo), Epa-riro(Yoruba) Voandzeia subterranea
Bambara groundnuts, white, boiled(without salt)
Bambara Groundnut, Flour
Beniseed , whole, dried,Raw Ridi(Hausa), Gogo(Yoruba) sesamum alatum
Beniseed , whole,roasted
Bitter cola, Raw Mijin goro(Hausa), Aki ilu(Igbo), Orogbo(Yoruba), Efiat(Ibibio) Garcina cola
Cashew , nuts, raw Kashu(Hausa), Kasu(Yoruba), Kasu(Ibibio) Anacardium occidentale
Cashew , nuts, dry roasted,without salt
Coconut , Immature, Kernel, Fresh Cocos nucifera
Coconut ,Mature, Kernel, Fresh Kwakwa(Hausa), Aki bekee(Igbo), Agbon(Yoruba), Isip mbakara(Ibibio)
Coconut ,Mature, Kernel, Dry
Coconut milk
Coconut water
Dika nut, Kernel, undehulled, Raw Goron(Hausa), Ogbono (Igbo), Apon(Yoruba), Ajop(Ibibio) Irvingia gabonensis
Dikanut, dehulled, raw Irvingia gabonensis
Groundnut, Raw, Dried Aku ekese(Igbo), Epa(Yoruba), Mmasan(Ibibio) Arachis hypogea
Groundnut ,Roasted
Kolanut , Fresh, Raw Goro(Hausa), Oji(Igbo), Obi(Yoruba), Ibong(Ibibio) Cola nitida
Palm kernel seed Aku (Igbo) Elaeis guineensis
Tiger nut (Raw) Aya(Hausa), Ofio(Yoruba), Isip Isong(Ibibio) Cyperus esculantus
Tiger nut flour Cyperus esculentus L.
Cabbage , Raw Danyen kabaji(Hausa), Gabeeji(Yoruba) Brassica spp
Carrot , Fresh, Raw Danyen karas(Hausa), Karooti(Yoruba) Daucus carota
Cocoyam, Leaves,raw Ganyen gwaza(Hausa), Akwukwo ede(Igbo), Ewe koko(Yoruba), Ikopong(Ibibio) Colocasia esculenta
Cucumber , Fresh, with peel, raw Gulli da bavo(Hausa) Cucumis sativus
Cucumber , Fresh, peeled, raw Fededden gulli(Hausa)
Egg plant , Fresh, Raw Ganyen yalo(Hausa), Akwukwo anara(Igbo), Efo igba(Yoruba) Solanum melongena
Amaranthus leaves, raw Aleyefo danye(Hausa), Akwukwo(Igbo) Amaranthus spp
Amaranth leaves, cooked
Baobab ,Leaves, fresh, raw Kuka(Hausa), Ewe ose(Yoruba) Adansonia digitata
Baobab , Leaves, dried
Basil leaves , Fresh,Raw Laho(Hausa), Efinrin(Yoruba) Ocimum basilicum
Basil leaves , Dried Ocimum basilicum
Casava leaf, fresh, raw Ganyen rogo(Hausa), Akwukwo ji akpu(Igbo), Ewe ege(Yoruba), Nfang iwa(Ibibio), Ikong iwa (Efik) Manihot esculenta
Cnidoscolus chayamansa, Fresh, Raw Iyana paja(Yoruba) Cnidoscolus chayamansa
Egg plant leaf, raw Ganyen yalo(Hausa), Akwukwo(Igbo)
Gnetum africanum, fresh, raw Afang(Ibibio) Gnetum africanum
Heinsia crinita, fresh, raw Atama(Ibibio)
Lemon grass, Raw Ewe-ti(Yoruba)
Moringa Oleifera leaves, raw Moringa oleifera
Moringa Oleifera, powder Moringa
Pumpkin leaves Cucurbita spp
Solanum macrocarpin
Solanum nodiflorum(fresh) Ogumo(Yoruba)
Senecio biafrae, fresh, raw Worowo(Yoruba)
Sweet potato leaves fresh Ganyen dankali(Hausa), Ewe Anamo(Yoruba) Ipomea batatas
Water leaf Fresh (sundried) Yakuwa(Hausa), Gbure(Yoruba), Mmomong Ikong(Ibibio) Talinum triangulae
Tamarind, Leaves, raw Ganyen tsamiya(Hausa), Awin(Yoruba) Tamarindus indica
Taro leaves Colocasia esculenta
Fluted pumpkin leaves,fresh,mature Danyen kabewa(Hausa), Akwukwo ugwu(Igbo),Ewe Elegede(Yoruba), Ikong ubong (Efik) Telfairia occidentalis
Fluted pumpkin seeds,peeled,raw Telfairia occidentalis
Fluted pumpkin seeds,peeled,boiled Telfairia occidentalis
Mushroom , White, raw Ero(Igbo), Olu(Yoruba), Mkprifik udip (Efik) Agaricus spp
Mushroom, Pleurotus, wild, fresh, raw Pleurotus tuber-regium
mushroom, Pleurotus, cultivated, fresh, raw Pleurotus tuber-regium
Okro,green pod,fresh,raw Kubew(Hausa), Okwuru(Igbo), Ila(Yoruba), Ateke(Ibibio), Ikong Etighi (Efik) Abelmoschus esculentus
Okro leaves,fresh Abelmoschus esculentus
Pumpkin , raw Cucurbita pepo
Roselle , Fresh, raw Isapa(Yoruba) Hibiscus sabdariffa
Tomato , Red, ripe,Raw, year round average Tumatur(Hausa), Tomati(Yoruba) Solanum lycopersicum
Tomato ,Red, ripe, canned, packed in tomato juice
Tree Spinach, Raw Amunu tutu(Yoruba) Cnidoscolus aconitifolius
Tree Spinach, Cooked
Silk Cotton Leaf, Raw Ganyen anduga(Hausa) Ceiba petandra
Lasianthera africana Editan (Efik/Ibibio) Lasianthera africana
Scent leaf,raw,fresh Ocimum grattisimum
Fresh guava leaves Citrullus vulgaris
African Pear Pulp Fresh Ube (Igbo), eben (efik) Dacryodes edulis
African Star Apple (Combined Varieties) Udala/udara (Igbo), agbalumo (Yoruba) Chrysophyllum albidum
Apple , Red delicious, Raw, with skin Udarra(Igbo), Apu(Yoruba) Malus domestica
Avocado , Raw, all commercial varieties Ube bekee(Igbo), Eben Mbakara(Ibibio) Persea americana
Baobab Fruit Pulp, Raw Adansonia spp
Tangerine(mandarin Oranges), Raw Citrus reticulata
Citrus, grape fruit/shaddock Lemu daci (Hausa) Citrus paradisi
Lime raw Lemu tsami(Hausa), Oloma nkilisi (Igbo), Osan wewe (Yoruba) Citrus limonum/C. aurantifolia
Orange, all commercial varieties Osan(Yoruba) Citrus sinesis
Guava, ripe, whole Guaiba (Hausa), Girofa(Yoruba), Woba(Ibibio) Psidium guajava
Hog Plum Fruit pulp, fresh Iyeye (Yoruba) Spondias mombin
Indian Almond, raw Terminalia catappa
Mango,pulp,ripe,fresh Mangoro(Yoruba), Mankoro (Ibibio) Magnifera indica
Pawpaw, ripe, pulp Gwanda(Hausa), Okwuru oru(Igbo), Ibepe(Yoruba), Bobo(Ibibio) Carica papaya
Paw paw,unripe,peeled Carica papaya
Pineapple,pulp, peeled Abarba(Hausa), Ukwu mbaa(Igbo), Ope oyiinbo(Yoruba), Banebot(Ibibio) Ananas comosus
Water Melon , Raw(edible portion) Kankana(Hausa), Eso-bara(Yoruba) C itrullus lanatus
Honey Zuma(Hausa), Mmanu anu(Igbo), Oyin(Yoruba), Adang ukwok(Ibibio)
Sugar, Granulated Sukari(Hausa), Oto biribiri(Igbo), Suga(Yoruba), Suka(Ibibio)
Sugarcane,stem,fresh,peeled Reke(Hausa), Okpote(Igbo), Ireke(Yoruba), Mboko (Efik/Ibibio) Saccharum officinarum
Cow, Skin, raw Ponmo(Yoruba) Bos taurus
Cow skin, thick, boiled, no salt
Cow, Brain, raw
Cow, Heart, raw
Cow, Kidney, raw
Cow, liver, raw
Cow, lungs, raw
Cow, tongue, raw
Chicken, dark meat, Flesh, raw Eran adiye(Yoruba) Gallus gallus
Chicken,Gizzard
Chicken, Heart
Chicken, Liver
Roasted chicken
Duck, domesticated, Meat only, raw Anas Platyrhynchos
Goat, Raw Eran ewure(Yoruba), Ebot(Ibibio) Capre aegagrus hircus
Guinea Hen, Meat and Skin, raw Numida meleagris
guinea fowl, breast Anu ogaxi (Igbo), Eran awo (Yoruba) Numida spp.
guinea fowl, thigh Eran awo (Yoruba)
Pork, moderate fat Elede (Yoruba) Sus scrofa
Pork, salted, dried, and boiled
Quail, Meat and skin, raw Coturnix coturnix
Quail, Cooked, total edible
Rabbit, Domesticated, composite of cuts, raw Oryctolagus cuniculus
Snail, Raw Cornu aspersum
Turkey, Whole,meat and skin, raw Meleagris gallopavo
Turkey,Gizzard,Raw
Turkey,Heart,raw
Turkey,Liver, raw
Chicken, Egg, Whole, raw, Fresh Kwayin kaza(Hausa), Akwa okuko(Igbo), Eyin adiye(Yoruba), Nkwa unen(Ibibio)
Chicken, Egg white, raw, fresh
Chicken, Eggyolk,raw, fresh
Chicken, Egg, whole cooked, hard boiled
Duck, Egg, Whole, fresh, raw Kwoi agwagwa(Hausa), Akwa ubagwu(Igbo), Eyin pepeye(Yoruba), Nkwa unen mbakaka(Ibibio)
Quail, Egg, Whole, fresh, raw Kwoi Barbawa(Hausa), Eyin aparo(Yoruba)
Egg,quail,boiled without salt
Turkey, Egg,Whole, fresh, raw Kwoi tolotolo(Hausa), Akwa torotoro(Igbo), Eyin tolotolo(Yoruba), Nsen-turkey (Efik)
Egg,turkey,boiled without salt
Egg,guinea fowl,raw Eyin awo(Yoruba), Nsen-guinea fowl (Efik)
Egg,guinea fowl,boiled without salt
Barracuda, Raw Sphyraena spp
Cat fish, farmed, raw Clarias gariepinus
Cat fish, wild, raw Clarias gariepinus
Catfish, Fresh, raw Tarwada(Hausa), Eja abori(Yoruba), Iyak idin(Ibibio) Heteroclarias Spp
Catfish, Fresh, raw Heterobranchus bidorsalis
Crab, meat, dried Karguwa(Hausa), Alakan (Yoruba), Isobo(Ibibio) Cardisoma armatum
Crayfish,Dried Cambarus spp
Electric fish,flesh,raw Iyak (Efik/Ibibio) Malapterurus electricus
Lobster, raw Ukop(Ibibio) Jasus spp
Lobster, cooked
Mackrel, Fresh,Raw Alaran (Yoruba) Scomber scombrus
Mackerel, fried, with bones
Periwinkle,flesh,raw Isam(Igbo), Mfi (Efik/Ibibio) Tympanotonus fuscatus
Prawn,whole,raw Oporo(Igbo), Ede-nla(Yoruba), Obu-ekem (Efik) Macrobrachium vollenhovenii
Sardine, Fresh, raw Kifin sardine(Hausa), Azu eke(Igbo), Ibat(Ibibio) Sardina spp
Sea snail, dressed, steamed, without salt Littorina littorea
Tilapia, Fresh, raw Karfasa(Hausa), Iyak (Efik/Ibibio) Tilapia guineensis
Tilapia, Cooked, dry heat
Tuna, Raw Kote(Yoruba) Thunnini spp
Cow milk, Powder, Whole Garin Madara(Hausa), Mong Eba(Ibibio)
Fresh cow milk Madaran Tsaniya(Hausa), Mmiri ara ehi(Igbo)
Cheese
Yoghurt
Fura Fura nono(Hausa)
Traditional fura powder
Goat milk, Fresh, raw Madaran Akuya(Hausa), mmiri ara ewu(Igbo), Mong eba Ebot(Ibibio)
Human milk, mature, fluid Madaran nono(Hausa), Mmiri ara mmadu(Igbo), Mong Eba owo(Ibibio)
Soya bean milk
Butter, cow's milk, Fresh
Coconut oil, Fresh Ororo agbon(Yoruba)
Groundnut oil, Fresh Ororo epa(Yoruba)
Palm oil, Fresh Epo pupa(Yoruba)
Coffee, Instant, regular, prepared with water
Coffee, Instant, regular, powder
African Palm weevil (larvae), Dried Rhynchophorus phoenicis
Orycteo rhinoceros larva Orycteo rhinoceros
Winged Termite, Fresh, Raw Macrotermes bellicosus
Winged Termite, Roasted Esunsun(Yoruba)
Termites, dried Esunsun gbigbe(Yoruba) Macrotermis bellicosus
Cirina forda, Dried Muni-muni(Yoruba) Cirina forda
African black pepper, seed, dried, ground Odusa (Efik) Piper guineense
Garlic,raw Tafarnuwa(Hausa) Allium sativum
Garlic,dried
Ginger, raw Citta(Hausa) Zingeber officinale
Ginger,root,dried
Locust Bean, Raw Dorawa(Hausa), Iru(Yoruba) Parkia biglobosa
Locust Bean, Fermented 1 Iru Pete(Yoruba)
Locust Bean, Fermented 2 Iru Woro(Yoruba)
Onions, raw Albasa(Hausa), Ayabosi(Igbo), Alubosa(Yoruba) Allium cepa
Onions, Cooked
Carrot juice Dancus carota
Grape fruit drink
Hibiscus sabdariffa calyx extract Zoborodo(Hausa),
Kunu drink
Lime juice
Local millet brew Kunun gomba(Hausa), Sekete (Yoruba) Pennisetum typhoideum
Local sorghum brew Burukutu (Hausa) Sorghum bicolor
Orange juice
Palm wine sap Nkwu Ocha(Igbo0
Pineapple drink
Pito, Commercially prepared
Plantain wine
Sour sop juice Annona muricata
Watermelon juice