Table 3 Mineral composition of the raw materials.

From: Influence of fermentation conditions, and the blends of sorghum and carrot pulp supplementation on the nutritional and sensory quality of tef injera

Raw material

Fe (mg/100 g)

Zn (mg/100 mg)

Ca (mg/100 mg)

P (mg/100 mg)

Tef

36.36 ± 1.19a

1.67 ± 0.25b

115.02 ± 3.31a

161.57 ± 5.38a

Sorghum

5.23 ± 0.69a

1.36 ± 0.28b

280.83 ± 2.19a

174.86 ± 6.74b

Carrot

0.20 ± 0.16b

0.44 ± 0.10b

34.03 ± 1.63b

38.14 ± 1.58a

  1. ND not detected.
  2. a,b,c,d,e,f,gMeans ± standard deviations with different letters after data within a column represent differences at 95% probability levels.
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