Nutritional Quality of Three Iron-Rich Porridges Blended with Moringa oleifera, Hibiscus sabdariffa, and Solanum aethiopicum to Combat Iron Deficiency Anemia among Children
Table 5
Water, ash, fiber, and vitamin C contents of formulated flours.
Content (for 100 g DW)
Eggplant leaf-based flour
Folere leaf-based flour
Moringa leaf-based flour
Water content (g)
6.42 ± 0.14a
7.16 ± 0.24b
7.62 ± 0.03c
Ash content (g)
2.88 ± 0.11b
2.20 ± 0.12a
2.25 ± 0.02a
Crude fiber content (g)
1.86 ± 0.21a
2.44 ± 0.18b
1.65 ± 0.27a
Vitamin C (mg)
75.34 ± 5.21b
46.49 ± 5.75a
163.38 ± 11.31c
The values carrying different letters on the same row are statistically different ().