Table 5 Calcium, iron and zinc content of staple and relish and contribution to recommended intakes
Meal type | Calcium | Iron | Zinc | Calcium | Iron | Zinc | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
[mg/100 g dry weight] | mg/portion | % RNIc | mg/portion | % RNI | mg/portion | % RNI | |||
Staple | |||||||||
Whole maize ugali | 11.40 ± 0.62 | 2.04 ± 0.10 | 0.97 ± 0.02 | 4.70 | 1.2 | 0.84 | 9.0 | 0.40 | 9.8 |
Dehulled maize stiff ugali | 8.70 ± 0.47 | 0.82 ± 0.04 | 0.87 ± 0.02 | 3.98 | 1.0 | 0.38 | 4.0 | 0.40 | 9.7 |
Dehulled and soaked maize ugali | 8.70 ± 0.47 | ND | 0.62 ± 0.01 | 3.82 | 1.0 | NA | NA | 0.27 | 6.6 |
Whole sorghum ugali | 10.50 ± 0.57 | 3.230 ± 0.16 | 0.60 ± 0.01 | 3.85 | 1.0 | 1.18 | 12.7 | 0.22 | 5.4 |
White rice cooked | 19.10 ± 1.03 | ND | 0.33 ± 0.01 | 7.25 | 1.8 | NA | NA | 0.13 | 3.1 |
Relish and ingredients | |||||||||
Beef, Tomatoes, Onions, Oil, Salt | 191.70 ± 10.35 | 7.39 ± 0.36 | 1.61 ± 0.03 | 53.75 | 13.4 | 2.07 | 22.3 | 0.45 | 11.0 |
Dried fish, Tomatoes, Onions, Oil, Salt | 178.00 ± 9.61 | 3.01 ± 0.15 | 0.11 ± 0.00 | 61.56 | 15.4 | 1.04 | 11.2 | 0.04 | 0.9 |
Dried sardines, Tomatoes, Onions, Oil, Salt | 114.40 ± 6.18 | 2.93 ± 0.14 | 0.17 ± 0.00 | 34.36 | 8.6 | 0.88 | 9.5 | 0.05 | 1.2 |
Fermented cow’s milk | 216.80 ± 11.71 | 0.08 ± 0.00 | Trace | 35.12 | 8.8 | 0.01 | 0.1 | NA | NA |
Beans, Tomatoes, Onions, Oil, Salt | 80.40 ± 4.34 | 1.78 ± 0.09 | 0.20 ± 0.00 | 20.61 | 5.2 | 0.46 | 4.9 | 0.05 | 1.2 |
Bean, Onions, Oil, Salt relish | 70.70 ± 3.82 | 1.75 ± 0.09 | 0.08 ± 0.00 | 14.96 | 3.7 | 0.37 | 4.0 | 0.02 | 0.4 |
Chinese cabbage, Tomatoes, Onions, Oil, Salt | 125.30 ± 6.77 | 7.24 ± 0.35 | 0.14 ± 0.00 | 19.05 | 4.8 | 1.10 | 11.8 | 0.02 | 0.5 |
Sweet potato leaves, Tomatoes, Onions, Oil, Salt | 106.80 ± 5.77 | 7.59 ± 0.37 | 0.06 ± 0.00 | 10.11 | 2.5 | 0.72 | 7.7 | 0.01 | 0.1 |
Fresh cowpea leaves, Tomatoes, Onions, Oil, Salt | 103.90 ± 5.61 | 5.79 ± 0.28 | Trace | 16.64 | 4.2 | 0.93 | 10.0 | NA | NA |
Dried cowpea leaves, Tomatoes, Onions, Oil, Salt | 164.90 ± 8.91 | 4.22 ± 0.21 | Trace | 20.58 | 5.1 | 0.53 | 5.7 | NA | NA |
Pumpkin leaves, Tomatoes, Onions, Oil, Salt | 141.50 ± 7.64 | 7.04 ± 0.35 | 0.07 ± 0.00 | 19.26 | 4.8 | 0.96 | 10.3 | 0.01 | 0.2 |
Dried jute mallow leaves, Ground nuts, Salt | 81.10 ± 4.38 | 15.11 ± 0.74 | 0.10 ± 0.00 | 11.12 | 2.8 | 2.07 | 22.3 | 0.01 | 0.3 |
Dried jute mallow leaves, Salt | 136.20 ± 7.36 | 17.02 ± 0.83 | Trace | 10.55 | 2.6 | 1.32 | 14.2 | NA | NA |
Kale leaves, Tomatoes, Onions, Oil, Salt | 97.80 ± 5.28 | 2.75 ± 0.13 | 0.07 ± 0.00 | 11.95 | 3.0 | 0.34 | 3.6 | 0.01 | 0.2 |