TABLE 1.
Quantified macronutrients, micronutrients, FAs, and food safety profile for each legume food fed to children aged 6–36 mo1
| Nutrient | Corn-soybean blend | Common bean | Cowpea |
|---|---|---|---|
| Macronutrients | |||
| Energy, kcal/100 g | 391 | 375 | 374 |
| Carbohydrate, g/100 g | 75 | 66 | 63 |
| Protein, g/100 g | 13 | 23 | 26 |
| Fat, g/100 g | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Dietary fiber, g/100 g | |||
| Total | 8 | 28 | 21 |
| Insoluble | 8 | 28 | 20 |
| Soluble | ND | ND | 1 |
| Micronutrients, ppm | |||
| Calcium | 2230 | 2030 | 1040 |
| Iron | 133 | 117 | 152 |
| Magnesium | 1000 | 1870 | 1960 |
| Manganese | 10 | 21 | 17 |
| Phosphorus | 3950 | 4840 | 4380 |
| Potassium | 6230 | 15,800 | 15,900 |
| Sodium | 32 | 12 | 38 |
| Zinc | 39 | 27 | 31 |
| FAs,2 % | |||
| SFAs | 16 | 21 | 36 |
| Lauric (12:0) | ND | 0.03 | 0.03 |
| Myristic (14:0) | 0.1 | 0.15 | 0.2 |
| Pentadecanoic (15:0) | 0.02 | 0.15 | 0.1 |
| Palmitic (16:0) | 12 | 16 | 25 |
| Heptadecanoic (17:0) | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
| Stearic (18:0) | 3 | 2 | 4 |
| Arachidic (20:0) | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1 |
| Behenic (22:0) | 0.3 | 0.7 | 3 |
| Tricosanoic (23:0) | ND | 0.2 | 0.3 |
| Lignoceric (24:0) | 0.2 | 1 | 2 |
| MUFAs, % | 27 | 9 | 9 |
| Palmitoleic (16:1 cis) | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
| 10-Heptadecanoic (17:1) | 0.05 | 0.07 | n.d. |
| Oleic (18:1 cis) | 27 | 8 | 8 |
| 11-Eicosenoic (20:1) | 0.2 | 0.15 | 0.4 |
| PUFAs, % | 57 | 70 | 55 |
| Linoleic (18:2 cis) | 52 | 29 | 34 |
| α-Linolenic (18:3) | 5 | 41 | 21 |
| Heavy metals, ppm | |||
| Arsenic | ND | ND | ND |
| Cadmium | ND | ND | ND |
| Lead | ND | ND | ND |
| Mercury | ND | ND | ND |
| Aflatoxin, ppb | |||
| Aflatoxin B1 | 2.50 | ND | ND |
| Aflatoxin B2 | ND | ND | ND |
| Aflatoxin G1 | 2.67 | ND | ND |
| Aflatoxin G2 | ND | ND | ND |
| Total aflatoxin | 5.17 | ND | ND |
1
ND, not detected; ppb, parts per billion; ppm, parts per million.
2
Percentages represent the amount of individual FAs detected in the total amount of FAs identified.