Table 5.
Mineral composition of drum-dried complementary flour blends.
| Sample | Ca (mg/100 g) | Fe (mg/100 g) | K (mg/100 g) | Mg (mg/100 g) | Zn (mg/100 g) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DDb1 | 22.55 (26.20) | 1.68 (15.82) | 86.32 (0.23) | 10.76 (0.02) | 0.57 (3.55) |
| DDb2 | 16.77 (32.28) | 0.75 (20.94) | 88.43 (1.37) | 12.01 (1.85) | 0.52 (0.76) |
| DDb3 | 17.10 (30.94) | 0.98 (3.76) | 87.47 (0.45) | 10.79 (0.42) | 0.55 (5.07) |
| DDb4 | 15.44 (23.26) | 0.62 (34.89) | 82.53 (0.88) | 10.99 (4.06) | 0.58 (0.36) |
| DDb5 | 13.75 (20.33) | 1.00 (2.29) | 87.05 (2.03) | 11.86 (0.28) | 0.61 (4.34) |
| DDb6 | 13.27 (17.81) | 1.09 (13.14) | 77.76 (3.37) | 12.44 (1.86) | 0.60 (3.44) |
| DDb7 | 14.78 (19.55) | 1.03 (21.67) | 77.12 (0.49) | 29.86 (0.16) | 0.61 (4.97) |
Numbers aside indicates the percentage reduction over the value of the corresponding formulated raw complementary flour blends.