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Chapter 2 Food Sources
Dr. Adnan Khaliq
INTRODUCTION TO FOOD SCIENCE
AND TECHNOLOGY
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FOOD SOURCES
Plant origin
Animal origin
Sometimes fish separated and
designated as seafoods
Foods of plant origin - grow in or on the
soil:
Fruits Vegetables
Roots Tubers
Cereals Legumes
Nuts Oilseeds
Spices Others
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Sources of human food based on origin
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FOOD SOURCES contd....
Numerous species of animals on Earth
Only few lawful for Muslims
Foods of animal origin - all split-hoofed
ruminant mammals
Include cow, buffalo, camel, sheep, goat
and similar animals
FOOD SOURCES contd....
Game animals such as deer also fall in this
category
Among birds like hen, duck, turkey, quail
Marine animals - numerous species, live in
sea or waters - all kinds of fish edible.
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FOOD SUPPLY IN PAKISTAN
Pakistan basically agricultural country
Indus basin irrigation system input for
cultivation
FOOD SUPPLY IN PAKISTAN
Wheat staple food, grown all over country
Most wheat produced in:
Punjab
Sindh
parts of KPK
In 2009–2010, 23,311,000 tonnes
produced from area of 9,042,009 hectares
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FOOD SUPPLY IN PAKISTAN
Rice and maize cultivated in central
Punjab, northern parts of KPK and along
River Indus in Sindh
In 2009-2010, production of:
Rice was 6,883,000 tonnes
Maize was 3,262000 tonnes
Other important grains:
Bajra, jowar and barley
Substantial quantities of rice exported.
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Sources of human food based on
origin Plant sources ...
Variety of pulses grown in:
South-eastern parts of KPK
North and north-western Punjab
Southern Punjab
Parts of Sindh along Indus River belt
Sources of human food based
on origin Plant sources ...
Major pulses
Gram
Mung
Mash
Lentils
Combined production of all pulses
702,300 tonnes in 2009-2010.
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Sources of human food based on
origin - Plant sources ...
Oil seeds - important sources of edible oil in
Pakistan
Cottonseed
Rapeseed / mustard
Sunflower
Canola
Total production of oil from these crops
3,974,000 tonnes in 2009-2010
Local production fails to meet requirements
Hence substantial quantities of palm, canola and
soybean oils imported.
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Sources of human food based on origin.
Plant sources ...
Sugarcane grown as cash crop
Occupied about 943,000 hectares in
2009-2010 with production of 49,373,000
tonnes
Serves as major raw material for
production of ‘shakkar’, ‘gur’ and white
sugar
In 2009–2010, 3,077,900 tonnes
sugar produced.
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Sources of human food based on
origin - Plant sources ...
Pakistan blessed with climate suitable for
cultivation of large variety of fruits and
vegetables
Prominent fruits:
Citrus, mango, apple
Banana, apricot, almonds
Grapes, guava, pear
Peach, figs, plum, dates
More recently strawberry and
lychee have flooded markets.
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Sources of human food based on
origin - Plant sources
Owing to climatic variations, different fruits
grown in different provinces
Kinnow and mangoes primarily grown in Punjab
Grapes and apples in NWFP and Balochistan
Total production of fruits in Pakistan stood at
5,306,000 tonnes in 2009-2010, of which
5,76,000 tonnes exported
Pakistan among major date exporting countries
in world.
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Sources of human food based on origin.
Plant sources ...
Vegetables:
Potato, carrot, brinjal, cauliflower, cabbage,
turnip, gourds, pumpkins, radish, spinach,
tomatoes, green peas, okra, cucumber, onion,
garlic, ginger, others
Grown, especially near cities
Some grown in greenhouses
and available almost all year round
Vegetables provide:
Vitamins
Mineral elements
Dietary fibre.
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Sources of human food based on origin.
Animal sources
Buffaloes and cows major sources of milk
Minor quantities obtained from goat,
sheep and camel - normally do not enter
the commerce
Production of milk stood at 36,299,000
tonnes in 2009–2010, quite below
requirements
Large quantities of powdered
milk imported.
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Sources of human food based on
origin - Animal sources contd...
Main sources of animal protein
Cattle, buffalo, goat, sheep and poultry
Cattle and buffaloes raised primarily for
milk
Young male calves, old cows and
buffaloes enter slaughterhouses
Sheep and goat reared for meat
Broiler occupies
market for poultry meat
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Sources of human food based on
origin - Animal sources
Indigenous species (desi) kept in small
numbers at home, contribute to poultry
meat
Different breeds of layers raised for eggs
Sold for meat purposes when
uneconomical.
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Sources of human food - Marine
sources
Pakistan rich in marine resources
About 600 marine species, out of which
400 in sea and 200 in fresh waters
Only about 40 of these of commercial
significance
The riverine areas of Sindh consist of
about 1,60,000 hectares, largest source
of fresh water fish
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Sources of human food - Marine
sources
Other sources of fresh water fish:
Natural or man-made lakes - Manchhar,
Hadero, Mehel, Kohistan, Keti Bandar
Reservoirs - Mangla, Tarbela and Hub Dams
Headworks and Barrages
Balloki
Trimmu
Panjnad
Jinnah
Kotri
Guddu
Rivers as well as ponds.
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Sources of human food –
Marine Sources
2009-2010 – 9,25,700 tonnes total fish caught
Some rivers in the Punjab, especially Ravi and
Sind heavily polluted with industrial and
domestic effluents - adversely affect aquatic life
Fish gets contaminated with toxic chemicals,
heavy metals and pathogenic organisms
Adverse consequences on its eating quality
and health of consumer.
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Sources of human food – Marine
Sources
Marine fish caught from Arabian Sea
Brought to Karachi, Gwador and other
coastal cities
Packed in ice and dispatched to inland
cities or processed for export
Exported as fresh, frozen, dried, salted or
smoked.
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FOOD AND NUTRITION IN PAKISTAN
Food consumption pattern different for urban
and rural areas in Pakistan
Rural population consumes more cereals,
fresh milk, butter, ghee, dry fruits and sugar
Cereals, butter and ghee provide energy
Most households in rural areas keep at least
one or more milch cattle or goats and get fresh
milk
Urban people eat more pulses, animal proteins
(mutton, beef, chicken) fruits and vegetables
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Livestock, sheep, goat and poultry production in
2009-2010
Animal/Bird
Numbers in
millions
Meat production
in 000 tones
Cattle 34.3
1655Buffalo 30.8
Camel 1.0
Sheep 27.8
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Goat 59.9
Poultry 610.0 707
Eggs 11839
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FOOD AND NUTRITION IN PAKISTAN Contd..
Dietary pattern varies widely from one
region to another
Tends to weigh largely in favour of cereals
(wheat, rice), pulses and meat
Calories and protein availability now 2,415
calories and 71.5 g per adult per day,
respectively
Malnutrition main reason behind high
mortality rate among mothers and infants
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FOOD AND NUTRITION IN PAKISTAN Contd..
According to 2009–2010 estimates:
Total number of malnourished children in
Pakistan around 38 %; 12% severely
malnourished
Iron and anaemia deficiency prevalent public
health problem
Prevention
For some forms of malnourishment,
micronutrient deficiency control programme
strengthened
Main components:
Breastfeeding
Fortification: Vitamins A and D, Iron, Iodine
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FOOD SITUATION & WORLD POPULATION
Population experts predict about 73 million people
will be added to world’s population each year
till 2020
About 97.5% increase expected in developing
world
Share will rise to 84% of total population by 2020
Ever-increasing population
Low efficiencies in agricultural sector
Reduced availability of agricultural land (land
lost to urbanisation, erosion, water logging,
salinisation, alkalinisation, etc.)
Food-population gap likely to widen.
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FOOD SITUATION AND WORLD POPULATION
Estimates – About 25 % or more world's
food production lost after harvesting at:
Production sites
During processing
During storage
During distribution
Marketing
In the home
FOOD SITUATION AND WORLD
POPULATION
Comparatively, losses higher in
developing countries of Africa, Asia, Latin
America than in developed nations
Food losses in Pakistan:
Cereals about 20%
Fruits/vegetables
Upto 40 %
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FOOD SITUATION AND WORLD
POPULATION contd
Considering present trend in agricultural sector
of developing countries, food supply can be
increased by 10 to 20% by reducing post-harvest
losses
Can complement efforts spent on trying to
improve yield by advanced agronomic practices
and increase in acreage
Food processing plays pivotal role in ensuring
that all efforts at increasing food supply are not
lost to physical, chemical or biological forces.
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WORLD-WIDE FOOD RELATED
NUTRITION AND HEALTH CONDITIONS
Modern technologies - transformed global food
situation from widespread shortages and famine
in 1960’s to enough food for everyone, if equally
shared
Still, over one billion people do not get enough
to eat
Many live on nutritionally inadequate diets
About 90% developing world’s poor now live in
Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa
These countries will need to feed over one
billion more people by 2020.
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Alarming facts - reveal worldwide food related
nutrition and health conditions:
Some 792 million people in developing
countries and 34 million in the developed
world remain chronically hungry
2 billion people in developing countries
experience micronutrient deficiencies (iron,
iodine, vitamin A) and/or diet related non-
communicable diseases (cardiovascular
disease, obesity, diabetes, and some form of
cancer).
WORLD-WIDE FOOD RELATED NUTRITION
AND HEALTH CONDITIONS contd....
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1.5 billion people (28% of world population)
suffer from iron deficiency anaemia, especially
women of childbearing age
1 billion people live in iodine deficient areas
217 million affected by goitre
About 160 million pre-school children
malnourished - serious implications for their
future mental and physical capacities
13 million pre-school age children affected by
xerophthalmia - 5,00,000 become partially or
totally blind each year.
WORLD-WIDE FOOD RELATED NUTRITION AND
HEALTH CONDITIONS....
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End of Chapter 2 Food Sources
Next
Chapter 3 - Developments in Food
Industry