Minerals and vitamins | Units | Fonio | Mil | Sorghum |
Dry matter | g%g | 84.9 ± 0.42 | 85.7 ± 0.37 | 83.8 ± 0.62 |
Proteins | g%g | 7.2 ± 0.03 | 7.1 ± 0.05 | 9.5 ± 0.06 |
Lipids | g%g | 1.1 ± 0.004 | 0.4 ± 0.002 | 2.6 ± 0.003 |
Carbohydrates | g%g | 71.6 ± 0.60 | 72.7 ± 0.68 | 66.2 ± 0.39 |
Fibers | g%g | 2.4 ± 0.04 | 2.7 ± 0.07 | 2.5 ± 0.05 |
Ashes | g%g | 2.6 ± 0.04 | 2.8 ± 0.07 | 3.1 ± 0.05 |
Sodium | mg%g | 55 ± 0.22 | 62 ± 0.25 | 58 ± 0.34 |
Potassium | mg%g | 785 ± 2.59 | 912 ± 2.84 | 769 ± 3.51 |
Calcium | mg%g | 110 ± 0.42 | 95 ± 0.85 | 130 ± 3.64 |
Phosphorus | mg%g | 90 ± 0.22 | 117 ± 0.87 | 99 ± 0.51 |
Magnesium | mg%g | 120 ± 0.41 | 93 ± 0.51 | 140 ± 0.95 |
Iron | mg%g | 5.7 ± 0.007 | 4.8 ± 0.05 | 5.1 ± 0.09 |
Copper | mg%g | 0.04 ± 0.001 | 0,03 ± 0.001 | 0.03 ± 0.001 |
Zinc | mg%g | 0,05 ± 0.001 | 0.05 ± 0002 | 0.06 ± 0.002 |
β-carotene | µg%g | 25 ± 0.13 | 40 ± 0.15 | 31 ± 0.12 |
Thiamin | mg%g | 0.05 ± 0.002 | 0.07 ± 0.001 | 0.08 ± 0.003 |
Riboflavin | mg%g | 0.05 ± 0.001 | 0.06 ± 0.001 | 0.08 ± 0.001 |
Niacin | mg%g | 1.2 ± 0.005 | 2.1 ± 0.002 | 0,9 ± |
Energy | Kcal | 325.1 ± 5 | 322.8 ± 3 | 326.2 ± 6 |
| Kj | 1358.9 | 1349.3 | 1363.5 |