Indians Have Finally Started Adding Proteins to Their Diet: Survey by Hannah Joy on May 24, 2021 at 5:23 PM Consuming protein-rich foods has significantly increase during the Covid-19 pandemic The recommended dietary allowance of protein for an average Indian adult is 0.8 to 1 gm per kg body weight Including chicken and eggs in your daily diet provides high-quality protein, vitamins and minerals Indians are known to be protein deficient. However, it was found that there was an increased consumption of foods rich in protein during the Covid-19 pandemic. In the last one year, demand for poultry, chicken and eggs among other things, has significantly gone up. Rough estimates suggest that consumption of protein-based food items including poultry has risen by 15 percent.