Companies, and businesses in Zambia manufacturing processing and distributing food in Zambia will be listed here. A food product is a substance that can be used or prepared for use as food, any substance that can be metabolized by the body to give energy and build tissue. A balanced diet is made up of the five food groups.
Carbohydrates. This group contains starchy foods such as pasta, rice, oats, potatoes, noodles, yam, green bananas, sweet potato, millet, couscous, bread, breakfasts cereals, barley and rye.
Protein - This group contains meat, fish and eggs as well as vegetable protein, nuts, beans, peas, lentils, dahl, Quorn and soya. These foods give us protein, iron and some other minerals and vitamins.
Milk and dairy products - This group contains milk, yoghurt, fromage frais, milkshakes, and cheese – both hard cheese and soft cheese including soft cheese triangles. These foods contain protein and calcium and some vitamins like vitamin B12, vitamin A and vitamin.
Fruit and vegetables - This group includes fresh as well as frozen, tinned, dried and juices of fruits and vegetables. Fruit and vegetables give you lots of vitamins and chemicals called antioxidants which keep you healthy.
Fats and sugars - This group contains butter, margarine, cooking oils, cream, salad dressings, chocolate, crisps, sugary soft drinks, sweets, jam, cakes, pudding, biscuits and pastries.
The five food groups
Food categories
Baby Food, Beans & Pulses, Breads & Pastries, Breakfast Cereal, Cakes, Canned Food, Chocolate & Sweets, Edible Oils, Eggs, Fast Food, Fish, Flour, Food Ingredients, Fruit, Fruit Products, Game Meat, Grocery packs, Instant Food, Jams, Honey & Spreads, Mealie Meal, Meat & Poultry, Milk & Milk Products, Pasta, Rice, Salads, Seasonings & Condiments, Seeds & Grains Food, Slimming Food, Snack Food, Soy Products, Spices & Herbs, Sugar & Sweeteners, Vegetables