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On March 17, 2001 2:04 PM, Charles Alban wrote:
> I meant 1/3:1/3:1/3, or 1/3 each carbo, prot and fat. I think too much
> emphasis is put on these ratios. The diet of native paleo peoples would vary
> considerably, depending on what they would have available. All you can do is
> average it. If anything I would think the fat and protein would be quite
> high, since in this case their staple was acorns, which are fairly high in
> fat and protein, and a lot of insects and grubs, which are all fat and
> protein.
This is what's in 100 grams of acorns (USDA NDB No. 12058):
Carb Prot Fat
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Grams 40.75 6.15 23.86
kcal 163 24.6 214.74
This is the percentage of calories:
Carb Prot Fat
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Acorns 41 6 53
Human milk 39 6 55
Norm
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