Table 2.

Proximate, mineral, carotenoid, and vitamin A activity compositions per 100 g edible portion of dishes

Parameters	Unit	Ekomba	Ekwang	Tenue militaire	Koki
Proximate composition
Moisture	g	61.5 ± 3.5c	77.6 ± 4.8a	76.4 ± 5.2a	71.0 ± 4.4b
Ash	g	1.6 ± 0.1a	1.1 ± 0.1a	1.0 ± 0.1a	1.7 ± 0.1a
Protein	g	5.0 ± 0.5a	1.4 ± 0.1b	2.1 ± 0.2b	5.4 ± 0.2a
Fat	g	8.0 ± 1.4a	4.3 ± 0.6b	5.3 ± 0.2b	5.9 ± 0.3b
Dietary fiber	g	1.7 ± 0.4a	0.2 ± 0.1d	0.8 ± 0.1c	0.9 ± 0.1b
Carbohydrates	g	22.2 ± 3.2a	15.4 ± 1.3b	14.4 ± 1.7b	15.2 ± 0.3b
Energy	Kcal	180.8 ± 6.4a	105.7 ± 5.3d	113.5 ± 6.4c	135.2 ± 2.1b
Minerals
Calcium	mg	30.4 ± 1.4b	13.4 ± 1.7d	24.4 ± 0.4c	38.9 ± 0.3a
Magnesium	mg	30.7 ± 1.7a	12.9 ± 1.4d	17.3 ± 0.8c	24.5 ± 3.2b
Sodium	mg	567.9 ± 3.4a	336.2 ± 2.1d	375.1 ± 3.9c	516.4 ± 5.1b
Potassium	mg	96.7 ± 4.8c	127.0 ± 2.3b	63.3 ± 4.3d	182.7 ± 3.2a
Iron	mg	0.5 ± 0.1d	1.2 ± 0.1c	1.5 ± 0.3a	1.4 ± 0.6b
Zinc	mg	0.6 ± 0.1b	0.3 ± 0.1c	0.3 ± 0.1c	1.1 ± 0.1a
Copper	mg	0.1 ± 0.0b	0.2 ± 0.0a	0.2 ± 0.0a	0.1 ± 0.0b
Manganese	mg	0.4 ± 0.1c	0.3 ± 0.1d	0.4 ± 0.1a	0.4 ± 0.1b
Carotenoids and vitamin A
Lutein	mg	0.3 ± 0.0c	1.6 ± 0.2a	1.4 ± 0.1b	0.4 ± 0.1c
β‐carotene	mg	1.3 ± 0.1b	3.9 ± 0.1a	4.3 ± 0.3a	4.3 ± 0.2a
Vitamin A activity	mg RAE	0.1 ± 0.0b	0.3 ± 0.0a	0.4 ± 0.1a	0.4 ± 0.1a

Results are the means ±SD of six samples with three replicates per variety. Mean values with different superscript letters in the same row are significantly different (P < 0.05).

RAE, Retinol activity equivalents.