Grains and pulses in the Australian diet
Trends in grain consumption
Apparent consumption data
Australian apparent consumption data suggests
that consumption of grain products decreased from the 1950s until 1992, when
it started increasing to current levels (Table 1). This trend is reflected in
the apparent consumption of bread from 1939 to 1997 which is illustrated in
Figure 1. Socio-economic factors explain some of
the fluctuations in bread consumption recorded over this period.
Table 1. Per capita consumption of grain products in Australia in 1998-99
|
Food |
Amount |
|
Grain products from: |
146 kg = |
|
Wheaten Flour |
69.7 kg |
|
Breakfast foods (includes oatmeal and rolled oats) |
7.9 kg |
|
Table rice (excludes rice flour; canned rice; rice used in breakfast cereals) |
7.1 kg |
|
Bread |
53.4 kg |
Figure 1. Apparent consumption of bread in Australia 1939-1997