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. 2016 Jul 5;5(2):317–323. doi: 10.1002/fsn3.395

Table 3.

Mineral and β‐carotene content of dishes

Sample Food Cu (mg/100 g) Fe (mg/100 g) Mn (mg/100 g) Zn (mg/100 g) β‐carotene (mg/100 g)
1 Porridge 0.09 ± 0.11a 0.36 ± 0.49d 0.15 ± 0.17b 0.40 ± 0.46f 0.02 ± 0.00a
2 Porridge 0.15 ± 0.13c 2.13 ± 1.64g 0.26 ± 0.08d 0.39 ± 0.21f 1.28 ± 0.04c
1 Waakye 0.10 ± 0.03ab 0.96 ± 1.28e 0.10 ± 0.01a 0.56 ± 0.62g 0.08 ± 0.05a
2 Waakye 0.14 ± 0.22bc 2.35 ± 3.83g 0.62 ± 0.31e 0.78 ± 0.69h 0.94 ± 0.51bc
1 Soup 0.10 ± 0.13ab 1.54 ± 0.69f 0.20 ± 0.04c 0.40 ± 0.36f 0.34 ± 0.06ab
2 Soup 0.10 ± 0.26ab 2.62 ± 2.43g 0.26 ± 0.30d 0.43 ± 0.16f 2.98 ± 0.39d

1 = Nonfortified; 2 = M. oleifera leaf fortified. Dishes were fortified at 3 g/100 g product. Means with the same superscript are not significantly different (P < 0.05).

Cu, Copper; Fe, Iron; Mn, Manganese; Zn, Zinc.