Variations in Nutrients Composition of Most Commonly Consumed Cassava (Manihot esculenta) Mixed Dishes in South-Eastern Nigeria
Table 6
Energy and nutrients composition of variations of “egusi” (Citrullus vulgaris) soup.
Recipe name
Energy KJ (Kcal)
Moisture (g)
Protein (g)
CHO (g)
Fat (g)
Ash (g)
Dietary fibre (g)
Fe (mg)
Zn (mg)
Cu (mg)
Ca (mg)
Ph (mg)
K (mg)
Na (mg)
Mg (mg)
Vit. B1 (mg)
Vit. B2 (mg)
Vit. B3 (mg)
“Egusi” soup (1)
351 (84)
83
3.43
10.32
2.43
0.52
0.65
0.97
0.06
0.10
31.33
113.07
148.14
12.41
103.02
0.02
0.30
0.04
“Egusi” soup (2)
376 (90)
81.8
3.64
10.85
2.74
0.64
0.66
1.06
0.07
0.11
94.34
122.83
146.04
13.43
113.06
0.03
0.34
0.05
“Egusi” soup (3)
488 (117)
65.8
8.29
19.13
4.81
1.18
1.28
2.01
0.14
0.23
175.74
232.92
273.11
25.64
223.64
0.07
0.63
0.23
“Egusi” soup (4)
307 (74)
84.8
3.29
9.19
1.92
0.47
0.54
0.81
0.03
0.09
77.76
87.57
109.55
10.15
89.45
0.02
0.25
0.09
“Egusi” soup (5)
418 (100)
79.6
4.84
11.5
2.92
0.68
0.75
1.18
0.04
0.13
105.73
131.55
156.08
14.67
133.70
0.05
0.39
0.12
“Egusi” soup (6)
356 (85)
82.6
4.01
9.92
2.48
0.60
0.65
1.00
0.04
0.11
88.16
108.12
123.27
12.39
111.88
0.04
0.32
0.09
“Egusi” soup (7)
612 (146)
70.6
8.41
14.59
4.74
0.97
1.19
1.74
0.06
0.19
145.21
180.67
204.56
21.81
168.45
0.08
0.59
0.20
CV%
32.17
8.53
40.79
28.72
33.95
33.07
37.98
32.94
53.49
33.81
42.24
33.33
30.77
33.43
32.09
45.44
33.83
58.91
(1) “egusi” with smoked/ice fish thickened with “ukpo” (Mucuna urens); (2) “egusi” with smoked/ice fish thickened with “ogbono” (Irvingia gabonensis); (3) “egusi” with stock fish head thickened with “ukpo” (Mucuna urens) (thick consistency); (4) “egusi” with stock fish head thickened with “ukpo” (Mucuna urens) (light consistency); (5) “egusi” with meat and stock fish head thickened with “ogbono” (Irvingia gabonensis) (thick consistency); (6) “egusi” with meat and stock fish head thickened with “ogbono” (Irvingia gabonensis) (light consistency); (7) only “egusi” with stock fish head, meat, and dry/stock fish with no thickener. CV%: coefficient of variation.
