Table 3.
Nutritional composition of quail eggs (%, unless otherwise stated)
| Nutrients | Sources | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [43] | [30] | [14] | [12] | [44] | |
| Proximate composition | |||||
| Moisture | 70.9 | 71.0 | * | 72.9 | * |
| Protein | 13.3 | 16.3 | 13.7 | 12.3 | 13.1 |
| Fats | 0.63 | 2.6 | 11.9 | 11.4 | 11.1 |
| Ash | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.1 | * |
| Fibre | * | * | 0.6 | * | * |
| Carbohydrates | 1.6 | 9.1 | * | 1.64 | 0.4 |
| Cholesterol | 12.3 | * | * | 12.26 | * |
| Mineral and vitamin composition (mg/100 g) | |||||
| Calcium | * | 149.1 | * | 31.45 | * |
| Iron | * | 2.06 | * | 3.01 | * |
| Zinc | * | 1.28 | * | 3.16 | * |
| Vitamins A | * | * | * | 0.36 | * |
| Vitamins E | * | * | * | 5.9 | * |
| Vitamins B6 | * | * | * | 0.65 | * |
| Vitamins D | * | * | * | 0.45 | * |
* = not reported