Research Article

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 flourFolere leaf-based flourMoringa leaf-based flour

Water content (g)6.42 ± 0.14a7.16 ± 0.24b7.62 ± 0.03c
Ash content (g)2.88 ± 0.11b2.20 ± 0.12a2.25 ± 0.02a
Crude fiber content (g)1.86 ± 0.21a2.44 ± 0.18b1.65 ± 0.27a
Vitamin C (mg)75.34 ± 5.21b46.49 ± 5.75a163.38 ± 11.31c

The values carrying different letters on the same row are statistically different ().