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Table 2 Proximate composition (%), mineral (mg/100 g) and energy value (kcal/100 g) of therapeutic complementary foods

From: Nutritional, antioxidant and organoleptic properties of therapeutic-complementary-food formulated from locally available food materials for severe acute malnutrition management

Sample

OG

P0

P1

P2

P3

*RDA

Moisture

7.26 ± 0.03a

4.90 ± 0.01e

5.36 ± 0.02d

5.69 ± 0.05c

6.26 ± 0.04b

–

Crude fat

4.83 ± 0.01e

34.64 ± 0.04a

23.13 ± 0.01b

20.0 ± 0.02c

13.12 ± 0.01d

–

Crude fibre

2.09 ± 0.02d

1.44 ± 0.01e

2.67 ± 0.01c

2.72 ± 0.02b

2.82 ± 0.02a

–

Ash

2.00 ± 0.15c

2.00 ± 0.26c

2.30 ± 0.15b

2.75 ± 0.02a

2.78 ± 0.01a

–

Crude protein

7.72 ± 0.02e

17.47 ± 0.03a

16.93 ± 0.01b

16.33 ± 0.02c

16.16 ± 0.00d

14

Carbohydrate

76.09 ± 0.32a

39.54 ± 0.15e

49.56 ± 0.22d

52.41 ± 0.11c

58.84 ± 0.32b

–

Energy

378.71 ± 3.23e

539.8 ± 4.11a

474.13 ± 3.21b

454.96 ± 2.45c

418.08 ± 3.31d

765

Potassium

1161.5 ± 1.50e

3072.5 ± 2.50d

4175 ± 0.50c

5150.0 ± 0.30b

6350.50 ± 0.50a

3000

Calcium

1164.5 ± 1.50a

1129.5 ± 4.50b

949.0 ± 1.00c

494.0 ± 1.00d

341.5 ± 1.50e

400

Iron

0.90 ± 0.02e

53.00 ± 1.00a

50.50 ± 0.50b

27.00 ± 0.03c

23.50 ± 0.50d

4.5

Zinc

20.00 ± 0.03e

114.5 ± 0.50a

38.50 ± 1.50b

30.00 ± 1.00c

28.00 ± 0.05d

1.6

Phosphorous

4447.3 ± 1.34c

4581.0 ± 1.10a

4501 ± 1.15b

4443.1 ± 1.05d

3855.6 ± 1.70e

460

Sodium

1164.5 ± 1.50a

1149.5 ± 0.05b

950.50 ± 0.05c

495.00 ± 0.40d

343.5 ± 0.50e

1000

Na/K ratio

1.71 ± 0.01a

0.64 ± 0.01c

0.39 ± 0.02d

0.16 ± 0.01e

0.92 ± 0.02b

 < 1.0

Ca/P ratio

0.20 ± 0.01a

0.19 ± 0.02a

0.16 ± 0.02b

0.09 ± 0.01c

0.07 ± 0.02c

 > 1.0

  1. Values are mean of three determinations ± standard deviation (n = 3). Values with the different superscript within the same row are significantly different from each other (p ≤ 0.05)
  2. *RDA (mg/day) (PAHO 2020)
  3. Keys: P0 = Full fat milk 30%, peanut 25%, soybean oil 15%, sugar 28%, mineral mix 2%, P1 = Orange-fleshed sweet potato 26.5%, sorghum 26.5%, full fat milk 30%, soybean oil 5%, sugar 10%, moringa leaves 2%), P2 = Soycake 15%, Orange fleshed sweet potato 26.5%, sorghum 26.5%, full fat milk 15%, soybean oil 5%, sugar 10%, moringa leaves 2%, P3 = Soycake 30%, Orange fleshed sweet potato 26.5%, sorghum 26.5%, soybean oil 5% sugar 10%, moringa leaves 2%) and OG (100% sorghum)