Nutritional properties of “Bush Meals” - Pelagia Research Library

Djoulde Daman Roger et al Adv. Appl. Sci. Res., 2012, 3(3):1482-1493
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Table 5: Foods composition of cereal and cereal products from North Cameroon’s biodiversity
Proximate composition (g/100)
Minerals (mg/100g)
Proposed long food name
Dietary Total
Moisture Ash Lipids Proteins
fibre carbohydrates
Ca Cu Fe Mg Mn Zn
CEREALS AND CEREALS PRODUCTS
Sandburgrass, seeds, pearl millet, bread 11.7±2.1 2.4±0.5 9.1±1.4 13.8±4.3 3±0.6 60±12 2.5±0.9 0.8±0.0 25±8.2 1.8±0.7 35.3±4.9 2.3±0.7
Sandburgrass, seeds, pounded, porridge 12.2±1.4 1.7±0.2 8.9±1.1 16.7±1.4 0.5±0.0 60±9.1 1.9±0.3 0.1±0.0 11±0.4 1.4± 19.3±1.8 2.1±0.7
Sandburgrass, seeds, raw 9.7±1.7 1.8±0.4 9.4±1.4 17.1±2.7 3.0±1.1 59±10.2 2.21±10.9 0.14±0. 19±5 1.5±0.2 25.3±5.6 4.7±0.9
Dactyloctenium seed grains, cooked, thick porridge 12.4±2.8 8.3±2.1 1.9±0.1 13.1±1.2 4.0±1.3 60.0±9.01 10.7±1.8 0.8±0.4 12±1.3 2.2±0.9 42.5±8.7 6.9±1.6
Dactyloctenium, cooked with semi-ground Phaseolus
aconitifolius
13.8±1.7 8.9±0.9 2.3±0.2 23±8 2.5±0.4 49.5±10.0 11±1.2 0.7±0.0 13±1 2.8±0.7 40.1±7.5 7.2±1.5
Dactyloctenium, husked seeds, boiled thick mush 11.8±1.7 8.5±1.8 1.5±0.1 11.2±2.1 8.3±1.4 58.7±10 11.7±0.3 0.3±0.1 10.1±1 2.6±0.9 39.5±2.1 4.7±1.8
Hungry Rice grains, ground, thick porridge 10±2.8 1.1±0.4 4.6±1.4 12.6g±2.3 4.4±0.9 67.3±11.2 25±2 0.9± 3.2± 1.9± 12.6±2.3 5.9±1.8
kissar ,Eragrostis, grains, ground, thick porridge 12.1±2.3 5±1.2 2.9±0.7 15±2 5.3±1.4 59.7±10 20±10 0.3±0.1 6.5±1.2 2.1±0.8 22.4±5.3 7.8±
Gamba grass, grains, raw 11.5±1.1 5.5±1.1 39.9±9. 6.4±1.6 2±0 34.7±9.7 nd nd nd nd nd nd
African rice flour, hard porridge, cooked 12.5±2.3 1.1±0.4 1.7±0.7 8.7±1.5 4±1 72±4 22.1±12.1 1.4±0.8 2.1±0.2 1.7± 19.7± 6.4±1.7
ROOTS TUBERS AND PRODUCTS
Amorphophallus, boiled 69±11 1.4±0.4 0.5±0.0 3.2±0.9 5.9±1.1 20.0±8.2 2.9± 1.8±0.8 8±0.7 0.4±0.0 20.4±3.4 1.1±0.0
Anchomanes, boiled 70±9 1.3±0.5 0.1±0.0 3.7±1.0 3.0±0.0 21.9±7.5 9.1±0.8 0.5±0.1 5.3±0.3 1.6±0.3 37.1±9.1 4.1±0.7
Cochlospermum, boiled 50±8 2.5±0.1 0.8±0.0 1.5±0.6 5.1±1.0 40.1±9.2 1.3±0.9 1.1±0.0 15±2 20±3 17.3±1.5 1.1±0.4
Cochlospermum, cooked, pounded 57±11 2.1±0.1 0.5±0.0 1.4±0.8 2±0.0 37±4 1.2±0.7 0.8±0.1 12±2 18±4 15.1±1.4 1.5±0.6
Cyperus, raw, sweetened 19.9±5 1.5±0.9 1.2±0.4 3.4± 4.5±0.9 69.5±6.0 5.1±1.4 0.7±0.0 7.1±1.0 2.9±0.4 17.1±2.1 3.2±0.0
jeda, boiled 38.9±10 0.9±0.0 0.7±0.0 4.5±1.2 3.0±0.4 52±5 4.0±0.9 2.1±0.6 1.4±0.3 1.3±0.1 12.1±2.1 9.1±1.7
Nymphea, roots, boiled 65±9 1.4±0.0 0.4±0.0 6.1±1.0 2.4±0.6 69.6±9.0 8.1±1.0 1.0±0.0 3.3±0.4 1.1±0.1 25.1±9.2 5.2±0.7
Tiger-nut, starch, raw 39±6 1.7±0.4 14±2 4.7±1.2 5.6±0.0 35.0±5.2 10.8±0.7 2.1±0.8 7.5±1.5 1.4±0.5 12.3±2.4 7.1±0.6
Stylochiton, boiled 25±7 1.3±0.1 1.5±0.8 2.1±0.9 4.4±0.3 25.5±6.7 1.9±0.4 3.2±0.8 8.2±1.5 1.2±0.9 13.2±3.1 3.2±
Tacca, tuber, raw 70±9 1.1±0.0 0.2±0.0 1.5±0.8 7.1±1.2 20.1±5.4 3.0±0.7 1.5± 4± 0.8± 10.4± 12.1±2.1
Tacca, starch, raw, juice 85±10 1.1±0.0 0.1±0.0 0.99±0.00 2.5±0.7 10.31±5.3 2.6±0.2 1.2±0.0 3.7±0.8 0.2±0.0 7.3±1.2 8.2±1.7
MEAT POULTRY-FISH-INSECTS AND PRODUCTS
Antelope, smoked, cooked in groundnut oil, hot 48±11 2.4±0.6 12±5 36.9±6.7 0.1±0.0 0.6±0.0 2.1±0.7 1.3±0.4 4.2±0.8 1.2±0.2 23.2±9.3 7.2±0.8
Antelope, smoked, cooked with pumpkin seed, savory onion,
salt, hot pepper
38.5±6 5.1±0.8 14±1 42.3±9.8 0.0±0.0 0.1±0.0 2.4±0.1 1.7±0.0 5.2±1.2 3.1±0.9 23.2±9.4 7.2±1.6
Astrild, offal, grill, spicy, hot 65±5 1.3±0.2 8.7±1.2 24.1±8.1 0.2±0.0 0.7±0.0 3.1±0.5 2.8±0.6 5.2±0.7 0.7±0.1 17.2±2.4 1.2±0.1
Bengalis, offal, grill, spicy, hot 62±5 0.9±0.1 7.5±1.3 29.2±3.9 0.0±0.0 0.4±0.0 1.1±0.0 2.4±0.5 7.3±0.9 0.2±0.0 21.1±1.8 2.2±0.0
Chevrotain, smoked, salted 5±1 13±2 11±2 70.5±9.7 0.2±0.0 0.3±0.0 0.1±0.0 2.1±0.6 2.1±0.7 3.7±0.8 14.1±3.1 17.4±2.3
Erinaceus, meat, offal, salted, smoke 8.3±2.1 13±3 2.6±1.0 75.5±10.1 0.1±0.0 0.5±0.0 8.0±0.8 4.3±0.2 7±2 1.5±0.0 14.4±1.6 7.1±1.0
Fish, salted cooked in groundnuts oil, salt, onion, and hot
pepper
20±5 15±3 2±0 63±11 0.0±0.0 0.0±0.0 6.5±0.3 5.8±0.8 9.4±0.8 4.8±1.0 40.4±7.2 32.5±8.3
Fish, salted, sundry 11±2 22±5 2.2±0.8 62.8±9.7 0.5±0.0 1.5±0.0 6.0±0.5 4.5±1.7 8±1 2.8±0.6 30.4±5.6 24.1±3.9
Green grasshopper, salted, fried 12±3 4.6±0.7 15.4±2. 65±10 1.0±0.0 2.0±0.0 1.0±0.0 4.5±0.4 6±1 0.4±0.0 0.9±0.0 12.3±1.7
Shrimps, dried, groundnut oil, fried 8±1 2.5±0.9 25±11 60±10 1.5±0.1 3.0±0.9 3.1± 4.7± 6.1± 1.7± 15.2± 3.2±0.7
Snake, smoked, cooked with pumpkin seed, salt, hot pepper 20±4 10±2 14±2. 56±12 0.0±0.0 0.0±0.0 3.5±0.8 8.3±1.2 2.4±0.8 7.8±0.8 32.4±9.5 3.5±0.8
Termites, salted, fried 14.2±2.1 6.2±0.8 45±12 33.6±2.4 0.0±0.0 1.0±0.0 2.9±0.9 1.2±0.7 8.2±1.4 1.0±0.0 12.3±1.8 13.2±2.0
Termites, salted, grilled 1.7±0.8 5±1 54±11 35.7±2.1 0.5±0.2 3.0±0.8 3.0±0.8 1.5±0.4 7.8±0.1 0.9±0.0 11.4±1.2 12.1±2.0
Tisserans, offal, spices, grill, hot 57±10 1.7±0.6 7.9±1.4 32.3±10.2 0.1±0.0 1.0±0.1 1.1±0.5 5.2±1.0 7.3±0.8 1.7±0.7 12.3±1.4 1.2±0.9
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