This research aims to identify the food adequacy level of students from low-income families at Universiti Putra Malaysia of Serdang campus. There were 250 students selected purposely for this study. The students must be living in-campus or off-campus and must be Malaysian. The Malaysian Food Variety Indicator (MFVI) was used to determine the food adequacy of respondents while Food Variety Score (FVS) was used to measure the food consumption pattern of respondents. The data were analyzed using SPSS software version 25. The results show that 52.8% of respondents were male and 47.2% were female students. 92.8% of respondents had a low category of FVS (0 to 90 scores), while 97.6% of respondents had a low level of MFVI. Pearson Correlation Test showed a significant relationship between FVS and MFVI (r=0.593, p=0.000). This proves that the level of food adequacy is affected by the food consumption pattern of respondents. It can be concluded that the low consumption of food will affect the food adequacy level of B40 students at Universiti Putra Malaysia. The management and related agencies can provide programs to ensure that these students had adequate food for them to safely undergo their studies at university.
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