Energetic Value Estimates of Wild and Domesticated Food Items Consumed by Congolese BaYaka Foragers

Benoit, Lucie; Lew-Levy, Sheina; Ouamba, Yann R.; Crittenden, Alyssa N.

Abstract

We present a dataset that systematically estimates the energetic value of wild and domesticated food resources collected and consumed by Congolese BaYaka foragers. This dataset is unique in that it accounts for everyday practices of food processing and consumption. Reported values of inedible portions, moisture content, and estimated energetic values (kcal/g) were extracted from field research and the published food chemistry and nutrition literature. These data are central to understanding how nutritional needs are met in rainforest environments and will allow for current and future tracking of diet composition in this environment and in similar ecologies.

Citation

Benoit, L., Lew-Levy, S., Ouamba, Y. R., & Crittenden, A. N. (2024). Energetic Value Estimates of Wild and Domesticated Food Items Consumed by Congolese BaYaka Foragers. Journal of Ecological Anthropology, 24(1 (2022/2023)),

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Sep 1, 2023
• Online Publication Date: Feb 1, 2024
• Publication Date: Feb 1, 2024
• Deposit Date: Sep 11, 2023
• Publicly Available Date: Sep 23, 2024
• Journal: Journal of Ecological Anthropology
• Print ISSN: 1528-6509
• Publisher: Journal of Ecological Anthropology
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 24
• Issue: 1 (2022/2023)
• Keywords: 90803 Food Nutritional Balance, FOS: Other engineering and technologies, Anthropology, FOS: Sociology
• Public URL: https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1734068
• Publisher URL: https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/jea/vol24/iss1/1
• Related Public URLs: https://doi.org/10.6084/M9.FIGSHARE.19453514.V1