Certain Foods Analysis

An analysis of 2 dishes that i consumed during my 3-day diet. I felt that these 2 dishes were unhealthy, so I wanted to analyse them to check their nutritional component to confirm my thoughts.

1.	Rice, chicken with soya sauce, without skin, braised (Click on food name to view picture)
	Alternate Name : N/A Description : N/A Edible Portion : 100% Per Serving : 291 g
2.	Roti prata with egg (Click on food name to view picture)
	Alternate Name : N/A Description : Layered unleavened Indian bread with egg, fried with ghee Edible Portion : 100% Per Serving : 117 g
3.	Curry, dhal, no coconut (Indian) (Click on food name to view picture)
	Alternate Name : N/A Description : Green lentil stewed in chilli and spices Edible Portion : 100% Per Serving : 174.8 g

Energy (kcal) Protein (g) Total fat (g) Saturated fat (g) Dietary fibre (g) Carbohydrate (g) Cholesterol (mg) Sodium (mg) Calcium (mg) Iron (mg) Vitamin C (mg)

Rice, chicken with soya sauce, without skin, braised Roti prata with egg Curry, dhal, no coconut (Indian) 503 288 134 24 12 11 15 14 4 4.9 5.8 1.2 1.7 2.3 7.6 69 28 14 26 175 0 1,009 363 406 50 32 61 0.99 0.60 1.75 N.A 0 2

By comparing the food analysis with the Recommended Daily Allowance (RDA), I realised that chicken rice is high in energy. However, it has an extremely high level of sodium, and a high fat level. It contains 1,009mg of sodium, which is very unhealthy since this dish makes up only one of the three meals that I consume in a day, yet is almost half of the RDA of 2,300mg. I can also observe that roti prata (without curry) is high in fat, while the curry itself is rather high in sodium, 406mg. However, it is not as unhealthy as the chicken rice. From this analysis, I have found out that I need to cut down on these 2 dishes, as they are high in fat and sodium, which will increase my risk of high blood pressure and heart diseases.