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Table 3 Mineral content of gari formulated with different proportions of soy and mukene

From: Community-based nutrition-sensitive approach to address short-term hunger and undernutrition among primary school children in rural areas in a developing country setting: lessons from North and North-Eastern Uganda

Composite Formulae

Calcium (g/100 g)

Iron (g/100 g)

Phosphorus (g/100 g)

Zinc (g/100 g)

Vitamin A (μg/100 g)

Control (100:0)

55.6 ± 0.020a

4.40 ± 0.000a

6.60 ± 0.019a

1.20 ± 0.001a

11.23 ± 0.59a

Gari-soy-silver fish

 60:30:10

90.5 ± 0.020cd

11.60 ± 0.000c

40.40 ± 0.009c

4.50 ± 0.002d

61.57 ± 0.59d

 70:15:15

86.7 ± 0.020c

10.40 ± 0.000b

39.50 ± 0.009c

3.90 ± 0.001c

54.67 ± 1.26c

 75:20:5

83.3 ± 0.020b

9.80 ± 0.000b

22.70 ± 0.009b

2.30 ± 0.002b

41.79 ± 1.76b

  1. Values are means + SD of three independent determinations. Values with different superscripts within the same column are significantly different (P ≤ 0.05).