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Table 3 Proximate composition and energy content of cooked staple and accompanied relish

From: Feeding practices and nutrient content of complementary meals in rural central Tanzania: implications for dietary adequacy and nutritional status

Meal type

Median portiona

n b

Moisture [ %/100 g]

Energy [kcal/100 g]

Ash

Fat

Protein

Available Carbohydrate

Fibre

[ % per 100 g dry weight]

Staple

Whole maize ugali

110

66

62.51 ± 0.44

138.68

0.89 ± 0.01

1.28 ± 0.02

4.38 ± 0.04

27.41

3.53 ± 0.04

Dehulled maize ugali

140

66

66.15 ± 0.46

129.01

0.60 ± 0.00

0.59 ± 0.01

2.08 ± 0.02

28.85

1.74 ± 0.02

Dehulled and soaked maize ugali

140

66

69.12 ± 0.48

120.44

0.53 ± 0.00

0.39 ± 0.02

0.28 ± 0.00

28.96

0.73 ± 0.01

Whole sorghum stiff ugali

110

66

63.65 ± 0.45

129.33

0.97 ± 0.01

0.96 ± 0.02

3.85 ± 0.04

26.31

4.26 ± 0.05

Rice cooked

105

2

63.84 ± 0.45

145.03

0.88 ± 0.01

1.61 ± 0.03

4.18 ± 0.04

28.45

1.04 ± 0.01

Relish

Beef relish

65

10

65.86 ± 0.46

190.13

2.05 ± 0.01

12.91 ± 0.25

18.05 ± 0.16

0.44

0.69 ± 0.01

Fish relish

90

2

62.57 ± 0.44

191.49

2.45 ± 0.02

10.44 ± 0.20

23.84 ± 0.22

0.54

0.16 ± 0.00

Sardines relish

82.5

4

63.59 ± 0.44

173.45

2.00 ± 0.01

7.48 ± 0.14

26.20 ± 0.24

0.32

0.40 ± 0.00

Fermented cow’s milk

150

3

89.20 ± 0.62

58.30

1.26 ± 0.01

4.03 ± 0.08

2.70 ± 0.02

2.81

NA

Bean relish with tomato

90

12

71.35 ± 0.49

98.13

2.18 ± 0.01

2.06 ± 0.04

3.70 ± 0.03

16.20

4.51 ± 0.05

Bean relish without tomato

72.5

12

71.22 ± 0.49

95.75

2.19 ± 0.01

1.47 ± 0.03

4.68 ± 0.04

15.95

4.49 ± 0.05

Chinese cabbage

54

44

71.84 ± 0.50

106.32

3.11 ± 0.02

8.21 ± 0.16

2.35 ± 0.02

5.75

8.74 ± 0.10

Sweet potato leaves

54

44

74.47 ± 0.52

73.41

4.14 ± 0.03

4.17 ± 0.08

1.27 ± 0.01

7.69

8.26 ± 0.10

Fresh Cowpea leaves

54

44

71.35 ± 0.49

129.61

3.04 ± 0.02

9.78 ± 0.19

4.75 ± 0.04

5.64

5.44 ± 0.06

Dried Cowpea leaves

50

44

75.04 ± 0.53

111.76

2.34 ± 0.01

9.81 ± 0.19

3.08 ± 0.03

2.79

6.94 ± 0.08

Pumpkin leaves

54

44

74.80 ± 0.52

85.28

5.08 ± 0.03

6.27 ± 0.12

3.19 ± 0.03

4.01

6.64 ± 0.08

Jute mallow leaves with groundnuts

54

44

76.80 ± 0.54

66.56

4.83 ± 0.03

1.98 ± 0.04

2.52 ± 0.03

9.67

4.21 ± 0.05

Jute mallow leaves without groundnuts

50

44

75.47 ± 0.53

64.34

5.62 ± 0.03

1.41 ± 0.03

3.42 ± 0.03

9.49

4.59 ± 0.05

Kale leaves

50

44

72.56 ± 0.51

103.96

4.88 ± 0.03

7.93 ± 0.15

2.17 ± 0.02

5.98

6.48 ± 0.07

  1. Data are expressed as mean ± SD on a dry-weight basis. NA-not analysed
  2. aInfant median portion sizes in grams per meal recorded from the 24-hour dietary recall among infants aged 6–11 months
  3. bNumber of infants reported to have consumed the meal on the day of the 24-hour dietary recall. Infants who had 2 or more meals per day consumed same staple, same relish or a different type of relish