Food Consumption Patterns Part 2

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NOTES
i
It should be noted that there are also region differences in time consumption patterns. In Port-au-Prince, peanuts are
most commonly eaten in the morning; in Cape Haitian they are most commonly eaten in the afternoon. In explaining
these patterns the best place to begin is with patterns of cost, conservative, storage, availability and the market, factors
examined in greater detail below. Thus, Cape Haitian is a peanut growing region where Port-au-Prince is not. But
peanut butter is in high demand, fetches a high price, is readily stored and shipped. In Gonaives, an area near to the
Artibonite, where much local rice is produced, rice and beans is a common morning street food. Both are fresh, and
hence easier to cook. But would be thought as peculiar in Port-au-Prince or Cape Haitian where beans and rice are
almost exclusively and afternoon meal…
ii
For E332 and E339 see Cure Zone Guide to Food Additives http://www.curezone.org/foods/enumbers.asp
For E407 See Food Additives Guide (400-495) at http://mbm.net.au/health/
iii
For E332 and E339 see Cure Zone Guide to Food Additives http://www.curezone.org/foods/enumbers.asp
For E407 See Food Additives Guide (400-495) at http://mbm.net.au/health/
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Consumer Acceptability and Physicochemical Properties of Haitian Peanut Butter-Type Products (Mambas)
Compared with u.s. Peanut Butter M.J. Hinds!", C.M. Jolly, R.C. Nelson'', Y. Donis", and E. Prophete"
v
Peanuts not being mentioned in the ‘most nutritious foods’ list may have something to do with them not being
consumed in association with the main meal and a consequence of them being so commonly consumed that
respondents simple took them from granted:
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At the time of the Haitian Revolution over 50% of the slaves had been born in Africa.
vii
Because cassava bread is a major product in the North of Haiti and a common street food—vs. Port-au-Prince and
Gonaives where it is seldom even seen on the street--we expected that more people would consume it with peanut
butter than in other parts of the country. We did not find this to be the case.
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