Nutritional Quality of Three Iron-Rich Porridges Blended with Moringa oleifera, Hibiscus sabdariffa, and Solanum aethiopicum to Combat Iron Deficiency Anemia among Children

Table 1

Food composition for 100 g and cost of the ingredients used to develop the 3 formulated flours.

Ingredients	Energy (cal)	Carbohydrates (g)	Proteins (g)	Lipids (g)	Iron (mg)	Cost/100 g (F CFA)
Yellow maize flour	370	79	7	1.8	1.1	100
Dry whole milk	496	38	26	27	0.5	500
Brown sugar	380	98	0.1	0	0.7	100
Soya bean oil	884	0	0	100	0.1	200
Moringa leaves’ powder	300	40	25	8	65.66	500
Egg plant leaves’ powder	347.26	65.75	14.45	2.94	68.89	400
Folere leaves’ powder	220	30.82	21	1.5	41.86	350