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Table 2.

Composition of the diets in dry weight

	BPBD	BPBD+15	BPBD+30	MPBD
Energy (kJ/100 g)	1,762±7.7^a	1,762±7.7^a	1,762±7.7^a	1,774±1.1^a
Protein (g/100 g)	9.75±0.055^a	9.75±0.055^a	9.75±0.055^a	10.02±0.085^a
Fat (g/100 g)	5.5±0.40^a	5.5±0.40^a	5.5±0.40^a	5.9±0.08^a
Fiber (g/100 g)	2.16±0.040^b	2.16±0.040^b	2.16±0.040^b	1.56±0.030^b
Carbohydrates (g/100 g)	83.1±0.39^b	83.1±0.39^b	83.1±0.39^b	82.5±0.19^b
Zinc (mg/100 g)	1.99±0.040^a	3.49±0.038^b	4.84±0.185^c	1.94±0.057^a
Iron (mg/100 g)	1.14±0.043^b	1.14±0.043^b	1.14±0.043^b	1.33±0.062^b
Calcium (mg/100 g)	50.7±1.30^a	50.7±1.30^a	50.7±1.30^a	57.5±8.97^a
Phytic acid (mg/100 g)	156.2±0.86^c	156.2±0.86^c	156.2±0.86^c	54.0±0.00^b
Molar ratios
Phy:Zn	7.79±0.199^d	4.43±0.024^c	3.20±0.105^b	2.76±0.029^b
Phy:Fe	11.58±0.373^c	11.58±0.373^c	11.58±0.373^c	3.44±0.096^b
Phy:Ca	0.187±0.004^c	0.187±0.004^c	0.187±0.004^c	0.058±0.008^b

BPBD, basal plant-based diet; BPBD+15, basal plant-based diet with 15 µg/g zinc supplement; BPBD+30, basal plant-based diet with 30 µg/g zinc supplement; MPBD, modified plant-based diet (containing fermented cassava). Results presented as mean±SEM (n=2);

^a–d

Indicate that the values within a row, for each variable, that are not sharing the same superscript letter were significantly different (p< 0.05) (ANOVA analysis).