Table 2.
Mineral composition in the meat and shell of A. achatina, A. marginata and A. fulica.
| Mineral | Meat (mean ± SD) |
Shell (mean ± SD) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. marginata | A. achatina | A. fulica | A. marginata | A. achatina | A. fulica | |
| Na | 67.64 ± 0.19 | 58.09 ± 0.12 | 73.38 ± 0.27 | 5.92 ± 0.04 | 6.82 ± 7.29 | 21.83 ± 0.15 |
| K | 111.43 ± 0.46 | 114.65 ± 0.44 | 111.02 ± 0.3 | 24.95 ± 0.31 | 22.32 ± 0.15 | 26.41 ± 0.26 |
| Ca | 701.79 ± 4.32 | 656.9 ± 5.46 | 402.29 ± 5.18 | 13716.09 ± 99.56 | 14188.53 ± 607.3 | 14375 ± 288.89 |
| Mg | 308.7 ± 0.42 | 304.62 ± 0.19 | 301.2 ± 0.33 | 50.09 ± 0.53 | 65.06 ± 0.99 | 119.71 ± 0.81 |
| P | 268.53 ± 5.34 | 241.9 ± 11.3 | 61.29 ± 11.34 | BDL | BDL | BDL |
| Zn | 8.41 ± 0.12 | 6.28 ± 0.1 | 5.81 ± 0.1 | BDL | 0.3 ± 0.01 | BDL |
| Fe | 6.33 ± 0.05 | 5.75 ± 0.05 | 26.64 ± 0.26 | 1.37 ± 0.04 | 2.34 ± 0.09 | 3.8 ± 0.08 |
| Mn | 0.73 ± 0.04 | 0.17 ± 0.03 | 1.29 | 0.33 ± 0.01 | 0.14 ± 0.04 | BDL |
| Cu | 0.98 ± 0.03 | 0.73 ± 0.02 | 3.83 ± 0.08 | BDL | BDL | BDL |
Concentrations are in mg/100 g ± standard deviation; BDL - below detection limit.