Abstract:
The wheat flour consumption pattern in Sri
Lanka has been studied by (i) including
questions on wheat flour purchases and the
consumption of wheat-based foods in the Third
National Nutrition and Health Survey, carried
out between October 1994 and January 1995 by
ihe Ministry of Policy Planning, Ethnic Affairs
and National Integration; and (ii) by a recipe
survey carried out in the dry, the coastal and the
highland zones, represented by the
Anuradhapura, Matara and Colombo, and the
Nuwara Eliya Districts, respectively. The
quantity of wheat flour purchased by a
household during the previous month was
noted. In addition a 24 hour dietary recall
provided information on consumption of wheatbased
foods. The recipe survey entailed
rr-eighing the raw ingredients, total cooked
.'.,-eight, total number of cooked units, as well as
::,e size and weight of one unit of each food.
Jata was also obtained from manufacturers of
::-.cuits, cake and bread.
