In other studies by Hansen et al. (1960) and Brock (1961), the nutritive value of maize alone and of maize supplemented with lysine and tryptophan, with pea flour and fish flour and with pea flour and milk was measured by means of nitrogen balance.
The QPM/bean diet was compared with similar diets of common maize and beans and common maize supplemented with lysine and tryptophan and beans.
The primary economic activities of most shoreline Sama revolve around fishing and the collection of marine products (e.g., seaweed and shells), although many villagers are also engaged in agriculture.The main food crops are rice, cassava (manioc), corn (maize), and bananas, supplemented by tomatoes, yams, beans, and other fruits and vegetables.
Meanwhile, the World Food Programme has provided 12 tonnes each of rice and maize, supplementing food aid and other relief offered by the Government, non-governmental organizations and the private sector.
These foods were supplemented by corn (maize), which was a staple food for the Indians of the Southwest.
They subsist primarily on yams, supplemented by corn (maize), plantains, cassava, and other vegetables.
The staple foods are yams and cassava, supplemented by taro, corn (maize), fruits and vegetables, and fish.
Their economy rests primarily on swidden (slash-and-burn) agriculture, supplemented by hunting; corn (maize), sorghum, and cassava are the major crops.
The people are farmers, growing corn (maize) and black beans as staples, supplemented by grains and fruit.
The Jívaro have a tropical-forest agriculture, growing cassava, corn (maize), sweet potatoes, and other crops supplemented by the gathering of wild fruits, fishing, and hunting.
