A Look at Prices of Different Porridge Flours Across Kenyan Towns

Porridge, commonly known as Uji,  is a common breakfast delicacy in most Kenyan schools, both secondary and primary. It is also used in weaning babies and is a source of important nutrients for small children.

The price of a kilogram of Pure Wimbi (Millet) flour is being sold at an average retail price of 123 shillings across most towns in Kenya.

This pure millet flour is mostly used in Kenyan households for breakfast porridge and highly recommended as a maize substitute for ugali for diabetic customers.

A 90 Kg bag of this millet flour is currently being sold at an average wholesale price of 8,820 shillings.

In Nairobi, the wholesale price of a 90 Kg bag of millet flour is being sold at 8,000 shillings while in Nakuru and Mombasa, the same amount of millet flour is going for 7,000 and 7,500 shillings respectively.

Meanwhile, Mtama (Sorghum) Flour which is also used for breakfast porridge is being sold at a uniform retail price of 5,000 shillings per 90 Kgs across Nairobi, Kisumu and Mombasa markets.

Wholesale prices for Sorghum flour in major towns across the country are as follows; 4,500 shillings in Nairobi and Kisumu and 4,000 shillings in Mombasa.

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Sour Flour, a mixture of lemon, millet, cassava, and acetic acid is being sold at an average retail price of 57 shillings per kilogram, and a wholesale price of 51 shillings while a 90 Kg bag is being sold at 4,950 shillings.

The sour flour is mostly popular with primary and secondary schools as it provides a healthier and cheaper porridge. Other names for the sour flour include fermented flour, unga imechacha, Kuchacha, kuganda etc.

Omena (Sardine fish milled with Red Sorghum Grain) flour, Unga Wasamaki is being sold at a retail price of 101 shillings and a wholesale price of 88 shillings per kilogram.

The Omena flour is mostly popular in porridge especially as a rich source of calcium for children, and an excellent traditional Africa way of ensuring small children sufficient Omega 3 intake.

Njugu Mtama (Groundnut Milled with Sorghum) flour, which is also used for making porridge for children, and is rich in Magnesium is selling at retail prices of 113 shillings and wholesale prices of 88 shillings per kilogram.

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