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Table 2 Food Groups and Respective Food Items

From: A quantitative analysis of chronic exposure of selected heavy metals in a model diet in a CKD hotspot in Sri Lanka

Food Group

Food item/s

Total Number of samples

Number of self-grown samples (%)

Rice

Rice (Oryza sativa)

65

34 (52)

Fruit/ Flower Vegetables

Chilli (Capsicum annuum spp)

9

7 (78)

Banana Blossom (Musa acuminate spp.)

9

4 (44)

Moringa (Moringa oleifera)

8

5 (63)

Thibbatu (Solanum torvum)

8

5 (63)

Elabatu (Solanum indica)

7

5 (71)

Brinjal (Solanum melongena)

6

4 (67)

Amberalla (Spondias dulcis)

6

4 (67)

Capsicum (Capsicum annuum spp).

5

4 (80)

Kakiri (Cucumis meloi)

5

4 (80)

Okra (Abelmoschus esculentus)

4

3 (75)

Pumpkin (Cucurbita maxima)

2

1 (50)

Ridge Gourd (Luffa aegyptiaca)

2

0 (0)

Kochchi (Capsicum frutescens)

6

5 (83)

Ash Plantain (Musa paradisiaca)

1

1 (100)

Biling Fruit (Averrhoa bilimbi)

2

1 (50)

Bitter Gourd (Momordica charantia)

1

0 (0)

Breadfruit (Artocarpus altilis)

1

1 (100)

Jackfruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus)

1

1 (100)

Seegiri Batu (Solanum virginianum)

1

1 (100)

Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum)

1

1 (100)

Leafy Vegetables

Gotukola (Centella asiatica)

14

7 (50)

Spinach (Spinacia oleracea)

7

3 (43)

Thampala (Amaranthus gangeticus)

7

6 (86)

Kathurumurunga (Sesbania grandiflora)

5

3 (60)

Kankun (Ipomoea aquatica)

3

2 (67)

Anguna Kola (Wattakaka volubilis)

2

1 (50)

Mukunuwenna (Alternanthera sessilis)

2

1(50)

Cassava/Manioc Leaves (Manihot esculenta)

2

1 (50)

Moringa Leaves (Moringa oleifera)

1

0 (0)

Curry Leaves (Murraya koenigii)

1

1(100)

Legume Vegetables

Long Beans (Vigna unguiculata ssp. Sesquipedalis)

15

13 (87)

Winged Bean (Psophocarpus tetragonolobus)

2

2 (100)

Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata)

2

2 (100)

Fruits

Lime (Citrus aurantiifolia)

10

7 (70)

Banana (Musa spp.)

4

2 (50)

Mango (Mangifera indica)

2

0 (0)

Sour Sop (Annona muricatai)

3

1(33)

Passion Fruit (Passiflora edulis)

2

1(50)

Orange (Citrus sinensis)

2

1(50)

Belli Fruit (Aegle marmelos)

1

0 (0)

Pomegranate (Punica granatum

1

0 (0)

Fats and Oil

Coconut (Cocos nucifera)

5

1 (20)

Sesame (Sesamum indicum)

1

1 (100)

Cereal (non- rice)

Kurakkan (Eleusine coracana)

1

1 (100)

Egg

Egg

2

1 (50)

Inland Fish

Inland Fish

2

0 (0)

Root & Tuber Vegetables

Manioc (Manihot esculenta)

15

9 (60)

Kiri Ala (Xanthosoma sagittifolium)

9

4 (44)

Hulan Keeriya (Maranta arundinacea)

1

1 (100)

Beet (Beta vulgaris spp.)

1

0 (0)

Kohila (Lasia spinosa)

1

1 (100)

Ratala (Solenostemon rotundifolius)

1

1 (100)

Total

 

277

165 (60)