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Table 1 Proximate, mineral, and vitamin profiles of three forms of akokonoǂ

From: Evaluating the nutritional content of an insect-fortified food for the child complementary diet in Ghana

 

Raw

Roasted

Akokono-Groundnut Paste

Proximate1

 

g/100 g

g/100 g

g/100 g

 Ash (%)

3.93 ± 0.13a

2.65 ± 0.09b

2.67 ± 0.19b

 Fat (%)

52.72 ± 1.86a

53.04 ± 1.87a

46.34 ± 2.31b

 Protein (%)

32.83 ± 1.16a

31.58 ± 1.11a

34.15 ± 1.71b

 Carbohydrate (%)

10.52 ± 0.37a

12.73 ± 0.45b

16.84 ± 0.78c

 Fiber (%)

9.61 ± 0.34a

4.52 ± 0.16b

3.94 ± 0.21c

Minerals1

 

mg/100 g

mg/100 g

mg/100 g

 Iron2

0.85 ± 0.17a

1.30 ± 0.26b

1.50 ± 0.30c

 Potassium

16.90 ± 0.85a

13.90 ± 0.70b

240.20 ± 12.01c

 Calcium

4.60 ± 0.23a

42.90 ± 2.15b

 Magnesium

25.80 ± 1.29a

23.30 ± 1.17a

126.50 ± 6.33b

 Zinc

3.60 ± 0.18a

3.50 ± 0.18a

 Copper

0.90 ± 0.05a

0.30 ± 0.02b

0.70 ± 0.04c

Vitamins2

 

mg/100 g

mg/100 g

mg/100 g

 Vitamin A

<  0.021 (LOQ)

<  0.021 (LOQ)

<  0.021 (LOQ)

 Thiamine

0.12 ± 0.02a

0.22 ± 0.04b

0.12 ± 0.02a

 Niacin

4.79 ± 0.67a

4.02 ± 0.56a

7.88 ± 1.10b

 Riboflavin

0.60 ± 0.10a

0.81 ± 0.13a

0.32 ± 0.05b

 Vitamin B6

0.18 ± 0.03a

0.27 ± 0.04b

0.21 ± 0.03b

 Folate

0.20 ± 0.06a

0.21 ± 0.06a

0.10 ± 0.29a

 Vitamin B12

0.02 ± 0.00a

0.02 ± 0.01a

0.00 ± 0.00b

 Vitamin D3

<  0.00025 (LOQ)

<  0.00025 (LOQ)

<  0.00025 (LOQ)

 Vitamin E

11.20 ± 1.70a

18.60 ± 2.80a

68.70 ± 10.40b

  1. 1Tests were conducted by Microbiology Lab of the Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology at KNUST on dry matter akokono. Results represent means of duplicate analysis
  2. 2Tests were conducted by Eurofins Lab on original matter akokono. Results represent means of triplicate analysis
  3. ǂResults are reported as mean ± sd. A one-way ANOVA was used to determine significant differences between the samples. Samples with different letter superscripts (a, b, c) in the same row are significantly different (p<0.05). The larval lifecycle stage was similar between all akokono tested.
  4. LOQ: Limit of quantitation
  5. Akokono-groundnut paste was made with roasted akokono