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Dish samples were collected repeatedly to examine mean serving sizes of individual ingredients. Food composition tables and NutriSurvey software were used to assess mean amounts and contributions to recommended dietary allowances (RDAs) or adequate intake of energy, macronutrients, dietary fiber, vitamin C (VitC), iron, vitamin A (VitA), folate and vitamin B12 (VitB12). Results: On average, lunch sets provided roughly one third of RDA or adequate intake of energy, carbohydrates, fat and dietary fiber. Contribution to RDA of protein was high (46% RDA). The sets contained a high mean share of VitC (159% RDA), VitA (66% RDA), and folate (44% RDA), but were low in VitB12 (29% RDA) and iron (20% RDA). Conclusions: Overall, lunches satisfied recommendations of caloric content and macronutrient composition. Sets on average contained a beneficial amount of VitC, VitA and folate. Adjustments are needed for a higher iron content. Alternative iron-rich foods are expected to be better suited, compared to increasing portions of costly meat\/fish components. Lunch provision at Cambodian garment factories holds the potential to improve food security of workers, approximately at costs of &lt;1 USD\/person\/day at large scale. Data on quantitative total dietary intake as well as physical activity among workers are needed to further optimize the concept of staff canteens.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/nu9070782","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2017,7,21]],"date-time":"2017-07-21T10:45:48Z","timestamp":1500633948000},"page":"782","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":7,"title":["Estimated Nutritive Value of Low-Price Model Lunch Sets Provided to Garment Workers in Cambodia"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"9","author":[{"given":"Jan","family":"Makurat","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Institute of Nutritional Sciences, Justus Liebig University Giessen, Wilhelmstrasse 20, 35392 Giessen, Germany"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Aarati","family":"Pillai","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Institute of Nutritional Sciences, Justus Liebig University Giessen, Wilhelmstrasse 20, 35392 Giessen, Germany"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Frank","family":"Wieringa","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"UMR 204 Nutripass, Institut de Recherche pour le D\u00e9veloppement (IRD), IRD\/UM\/SupAgro, 911 Avenue d\u2019 Agropolis, 34394 Montpellier, France"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Chhoun","family":"Chamnan","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Fisheries Post-Harvest Technologies and Quality Control (DFPTQ), Fisheries Administration, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF), 186 Preah Norodom Boulevard, 12000 Phnom Penh, Cambodia"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Michael","family":"Krawinkel","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Institute of Nutritional Sciences, Justus Liebig University Giessen, Wilhelmstrasse 20, 35392 Giessen, Germany"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2017,7,21]]},"reference":[{"unstructured":"International Labour Organization (2017). 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