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Table 2 Median and interquartile range for nutrients used to calculate WXYfm, RRR and GDA scores in 100 g of meats

From: Comparison of healthfulness of conventional meats and edible insects in Sub-Saharan Africa using three nutrient profiling models

Meat

(n)

Energy (kcal)

Protein (g)

Fibre (g)

Caa (mg)

Fea (mg)

Vit A (IU)

Vit C (mg)

Naa (mg)

SFAa (g)

Chola (mg)

Fat (g)

African carp (2)

93.5

(80.75–106.25)

73.96

(73.73–74.18)

0

(0.00–0.00)

28.5

(20.75–36.25)

0.9

(0.80–1.00)

16.67

(10.00–23.33)

0

(0.00–0.00)

51.5

(48.75–54.25

0

(0.00–0.00)

0

(0.00–0.00)

13.39

(8.12–18.66)

Barracuda (2)

82.65

(82.48–82.83)

89.2

(89.20–89.20)

0

(0.00–0.00)

26

(26.00–26.00)

0.9

(0.90–0.90)

23.33

(23.33–23.33)

0

(0.00–0.00)

89

(89.00–89.00)

0

(0.00–0.00)

0

(0.00–0.00)

0

(0.00–0.00)

Beef (13)

204

(139.00–235.00)

55.98

(51.54–73.48)

0

(0.00–0.00)

9

(5.00–13.00)

2.1

(1.40–2.30)

0

(0.00–33.33)

0

(0.00–0.00)

83

(66.00–91.00)

0

(0.00–5.95)

0

(0.00–0.00)

41.04

(20.77–50.42)

Beef liver (6)

132.5

(130.25–134.50)

68.32

(66.90–72.87)

0

(0.00–0.00)

6

(5.25–6.75)

7.8

(5.38–8.80)

16,566.5

(16,561.50–30,398.86)

1.3

(1.08–10.83)

69

(69.00–72.00)

0

(0.00–0.90)

0

(0.00–206.25)

15.17

(13.04–15.17)

Beef offal (11)

103.73

(98.79–111.89)

77.29

(58.50–78.63)

0

(0.00–0.00)

10

(7.00–13.00)

4.6

(4.31–6.11)

46.67

(0.00–1396.65)

9

(2.55–10.05)

126

(90.00–182.00)

0

(0.00–0.49)

0

(0.00–50.00)

14.03

(14.03–15.64)

Beef tripe (3)

82

(81.50–87.49)

76.58

(76.58–77.55)

0

(0.00–0.00)

69

(39.00–69.00)

0.6

(0.60–1.30)

0

(0.00–0.00)

0

(0.00–1.50)

97

(71.50–97.00)

0

(0.00–1.02)

0

(0.00–50.00)

23.42

(22.46–23.42)

Cat fish (9)

117

(102.00–123.18)

74.65

(69.40–79.44)

0

(0.00–2.03)

38

(14.00–44.00)

0.9

(0.70–9.50)

25

(10.00–50.00)

0

(0.00–6.51)

41

(0.00–48.00)

0

(0.00–0.00)

0

(0.00–0.00)

24.22

(16.13–24.26)

Chicken (11)

134.7

(119.71–198.50)

75.28

(57.59–85.04)

0

(0.00–0.00)

11

(9.50–12.00)

1.1

(1.00–1.10)

56.67

(23.33–76.67)

0

(0.00–1.00)

64

(47.00–72.00)

0

(0.00–0.75)

0

(0.00–0.00)

28.74

(12.62–39.67)

Chicken liver (4)

114.28

(114.05–115.11)

71.91

(68.08–72.49)

0

(0.00–0.00)

8

(7.28–8.75)

8.6

(7.28–8.77)

10,986.56

(8239.92–14,814.85)

17.95

(17.90–19.05)

71

(71.00–71.00)

0.78

(0.00–1.56

0

(0.00–75.00)

20.43

(18.03–20.43)

Chicken offal (7)

132

(122.25–140.83)

61.93

(50.98–69.18)

0

(0.00–1.02)

6.45

(2.70–10.00)

3.59

(1.09–6.08)

30

(0.00–1889.98)

3.7

(1.60–13.55)

69

(32.50–75.50)

1.36

(0.00–1.87)

0

(0.00–150.00)

24.14

(17.93–27.51)

Crab (2)

239.45

(221.17–257.72)

55.84

(46.34–65.35)

4.6

(2.30–6.89)

1091.93

(558.97–1624.90)

15.23

(8.86–21.59)

70

(35.00–105.00)

3.5

(1.75–5.25)

418.4

(358.10–478.70)

0.07

(0.04–0.11)

0

(0.00–0.00)

0

(0.00–0.00)

Duck (3)

253

(191.72–324.00)

47.09

(34.71–58.39)

0

(0.00–0.00)

11

(8.00–11.00)

2.4

(2.15–2.40)

130

(105.00–148.33)

2.8

(1.40–4.30)

74

(68.50–78.00)

0

(0.00–6.60)

0

(0.00–0.00)

66.2

(61.14–71.25)

Fish (17)

138

(113.00–238.00)

57.34

(49.41–64.69)

0

(0.00–0.00)

0

(0.00–180.00)

0

(0.00–3.00)

0

(0.00–0.00)

0

(0.00–0.00)

0

(0.00–0.00)

0

(0.00–0.00)

0

(0.00–0.00)

22.88

(13.85–30.26)

Goat meat (7)

149

(111.96–165.00)

68.66

(56.59–80.95)

0

(0.00–0.00)

11

(10.00–12.00)

2.4

(2.18–2.82)

0

(0.00–41.67)

0

(0.00–0.20)

82

(82.00–101.50)

0

(0.00–0.36)

0

(0.00–0.00)

27.43

(19.46–31.80)

Guinea fowl (4)

105.45

(98.53–121.91)

81.75

(79.44–84.70)

0

(0.00–0.00)

31

(26.00–34.50)

0.42

(0.00–1.18)

3.33

(0.00–28.33)

0.5

(0.00–1.08)

178.5

(64.75–352.50)

0

(0.00–0.00)

0

(0.00–0.00)

0

(0.00–0.00)

Lamb liver (2)

146

(138.50–153.50)

66.8

(64.88–68.71)

0

(0.00–0.00)

9.5

(9.25–9.75)

8.5

(8.40–8.60)

60,616.06

(38,591.28–82,640.84)

12

(8.00–16.00)

68.5

(67.75–69.25)

0

(0.00–0.00)

0

(0.00–0.00)

19.44

(17.59–21.29)

Lobster (2)

210.36

(149.28–271.43)

78.9

(77.66–80.13)

0.16

(0.08–0.24)

1911

(986.50–2835.50)

14.7

(7.75–21.65)

0

(0.00–0.00)

5

(2.50–7.50)

165

(82.50–247.50)

0

(0.00–0.00)

0

(0.00–0.00)

0

(0.00–0.00)

Mackerel (4)

125.5 (123.60–133.00)

69.54

(65.10–73.88)

0

(0.00–0.00)

24.5

(23.00–26.50)

1.03

(0.88–2.30)

73.33

(47.50–95.00)

0.9

(0.00–1.85)

62.5

(59.00–71.00)

0

(0.00–0.56)

0

(0.00–0.00)

25.43

(21.81–25.97)

Mutton (4)

258.16

(257.00–261.74)

42.19

(41.88–42.63)

0

(0.00–0.00)

11 (10.00–12.00)

1.9 (1.68–2.10)

16.67

(0.00–33.33)

0

(0.00–0.00)

68

(59.50–76.00)

0

(0.00–2.37)

0

(0.00–25.00)

54.38

(53.81–55.41)

Nile Perch (3)

98

(91.00–243.00)

83.26

(82.52–83.61)

0

(0.00–0.00)

133

(111.00–324.50)

1

(0.85–2.50)

50

(35.00–335.00)

0

(0.00–0.00)

97

(77.50–236.50)

0

(0.00–0.00)

0

(0.00–0.00)

8.37

(6.17–10.28)

Pork (7)

286

(265.00–383.51)

42.11

(25.36–43.13)

0

(0.00–0.00)

11

(10.50–19.00)

1.4

(0.98–1.60)

0

(0.00–3.33)

0

(0.00–0.00)

58

(48.50–64.00)

0

(0.00–1.32)

0

(0.00–0.00)

55.14

(54.96–66.22)

Prawn (2)

224.95

(161.97–287.92)

75.97

(74.93–77.00)

0.3

(0.15–0.45)

55.11

(53.16–57.05)

0.75

(0.38–1.13)

33.33

(16.67–50.00)

0.15

(0.08–0.23)

95.5

(47.75–143.25)

0

(0.00–0.00)

0

(0.00–0.00)

0

(0.00–0.00)

Quail (3)

175

(148.00–180.99)

64.68

(63.86–70.88)

0

(0.00–0.00)

10

(10.00–11.50)

2.6

(2.40–3.29)

156.67

(96.67–200.00)

6

(5.50–6.05)

53

(51.00–53.00)

0

(0.00–0.42)

0

(0.00–28.00)

26.25

(20.40–32.10)

Rabbit (4)

130.08

(109.00–135.36)

76.53

(73.90–80.71)

0

(0.00–0.00)

13

(12.75–13.75)

1.39

(1.15–1.57)

16.67

(0.00–33.33)

0

(0.00–0.00)

47

(41.00–54.75)

0

(0.00–0.17)

0

(0.00–0.00)

13.38

(11.42–15.30)

Sardine (4)

124.35

(103.53–199.75)

77.27

(74.86–77.29)

0

(0.00–0.00)

71

(63.75–416.50)

1.8

(1.68–2.90)

63.33

(58.33–102.50)

0

(0.00–0.00)

77

(67.25–116.50)

0

(0.00–0.00)

0

(0.00–0.00)

25.69

(18.62–40.49)

Sheep offal (3)

93.69

(92.02–101.46)

76.05

(75.77–79.16)

0

(0.00–0.00)

10

(9.50–11.50)

6.4

(6.40–6.61)

316.66

(158.33–5316.61)

20

(15.50–25.50)

156

(138.50–156.50)

0.95

(0.92–0.97)

200

(100.00–250.00)

14.42

(13.62–14.98)

Tilapia (6)

97.5

(93.00–126.08)

82.71

(77.29–87.31)

0

(0.00–0.00)

13.5

(2.50–86.00)

0.93

(0.14–2.35)

0

(0.00–25.00)

0

(0.00–0.00)

52

(13.00–56.50)

0

(0.00–0.00)

0

(0.00–0.00)

6.7

(6.25–11.49)

Tuna (3)

139

(128.50–139.05)

78.72

(78.72–79.55)

0

(0.00–0.00)

14

(9.50–14.00)

1.1

(0.95–1.10)

86.67

(73.33–86.67)

0

(0.00–0.00)

51

(50.50–51.00)

0

(0.00–0.00)

0

(0.00–0.00)

11.83

(9.13–14.53)

Turkey offal (2)

120.45

(112.99–127.90)

74.43

(69.92–78.94)

0

(0.00–0.00)

17

(16.50–17.50)

3.24

(3.01–3.47)

213.33

(183.33–243.33)

4.6

(3.80–5.40)

138

(133.50–142.50)

0

(0.00–0.00)

0

(0.00–0.00)

0

(0.00–0.00)

  1. aCa Calcium, Fe Iron, Na Sodium, SFA Saturated Fatty Acid, Chol Cholesterol