Table 3.

Pearson's correlation matrix of proximate and nutrient components in the meat and shell of A. achatina, A. marginata and A. fulica species.

	Moisture	Fat	Protein	Fibre	Ash	Carbohydrate	Energy	Na	K	Ca	Mg	P	Zn	Fe	Mn
Fat	0.852	1
Protein	0.144	0.641	1
Fibre	0.646	0.95	0.848	1
Ash	0.99	0.768	0.001	0.53	1
Carbohydrate	-0.301	-0.756	-0.987	-0.922	-0.162	1
Energy	0.513	0.887	0.923	0.987	0.386	-0.973	1
Na	-0.992	-0.91	-0.266	-0.736	-0.964	0.417	-0.616	1
K	0.988	0.762	-0.008	0.523	1∗∗	-0.152	0.377	-0.962	1
Ca	0.597	0.929	0.88	0.998∗	0.477	-0.945	0.995	-0.692	0.468	1
Mg	0.204	0.687	0.998∗	0.879	0.062	-0.995	0.945	-0.324	0.053	0.907	1
P	0.614	0.937	0.87	0.999∗	0.495	-0.937	0.993	-0.707	0.487	1∗	0.898	1
Zn	-0.097	0.439	0.971	0.697	-0.238	-0.92	0.804	-0.028	-0.247	0.74	0.955	0.726	1
Fe	-0.72	-0.977	-0.791	-0.995	-0.613	0.878	-0.965	0.801	-0.606	-0.987	-0.826	-0.99	-0.621	1
Mn	-0.964	-0.96	-0.401	-0.825	-0.917	0.542	-0.722	0.99	-0.913	-0.788	-0.455	-0.801	-0.17	0.878	1
Cu	-0.753	-0.986	-0.76	-0.989	-0.651	0.854	-0.951	0.829	-0.644	-0.978	-0.798	-0.982	-0.582	0.999∗	0.9

^∗Correlation is significant at the 0.05 level (2-tailed).

^∗∗Correlation is significant at the 0.01 level (2-tailed).