Table 5.
Mineral composition (mg/100 g) of crackers with 6% and pure T. molitor flour incorporated (% w/w). Results are expressed as mean ± standard deviation (n = 3). Different letters in the same line correspond to significant differences (p < 0.05) between samples. Recommended daily value (RDV) per European Community Regulation N,1924/2006, Directive N-9090/494 (CE) [42].
| 15% RDV (mg/100 g) | Cracker Control (mg/100 g) |
Cracker T. molitor 6%
(mg/100 g) |
T. molitor Flour (mg/100 g) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Na | 300 | 639.93 ± 5.35 a | 656.80 ± 20.69 a | 131.47 ± 10.05 |
| K | 225 | 203.14 ± 2.10 a | 278.17 ± 6.24 b | 917.8 ± 10.71 |
| Ca | 120 | 20.89 ± 0.24 a | 22.60 ± 1.62 b | 55.63 ± 11.66 |
| Mg | 56.2 | 24.29 ± 0.02 a | 43.91 ± 2.07 b | 238.29 ± 4.41 |
| P | 105 | 96.23 ± 0.72 a | 152.14 ± 1.81 b | 740.09 ± 6.98 |
| Fe | 2.2 | 2.62 ± 1.69 a | 3.80 ± 1.66 a | 19.38 ± 21.75 |
| Cu | 0.2 | 0.24 ±0.04 a | 0.35 ± 0.005 b | 2.00 ± 0.07 |
| Zn | 1.5 | 0.83±0.02 a | 2.01 ± 0.04 b | 14.18 ± 0.23 |
| Mn | 0.4 | 0.78±0.01 a | 0.67 ± 0.02 b | 1.28 ± 0.18 |