HC Deb 24 November 1983 vol 49 c282W
Mr. Meadowcroft

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he makes available any information as to the best value for money source of thiamin in the diet of elderly people.

Mr. John Patten

The latest available figures, taken from the national food survey report for 1981 published by Her Majesty's Stationery Office, show that the cheapest sources of thiamin, expressed in milligrams obtained for 1p, are as follows:

Milligrams
Breakfast cereals 0.07
Old potatoes 0.05
Frozen peas 0.04
Bread (white, brown and wholemeal) 0.04
New pototoes 0.03
Liquid milk 0.01