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Table 2 Dry matter (%) of food samples collected in the respective counties

From: Iron and zinc content of selected foods in the diet of schoolchildren in Kumi district, east of Uganda: a cross-sectional study

Sample

 

County

 
 

Kumi

Ngora

Bukedea

Beef

39

39

30

Goat

45

37

29

Irish potatoe

24

29

45

Sweet potatoe, betty

24

35

48

Sweet potatoe, kampala

n.s.

31

n.s.

Onion

18

46

8

Garlic

100

93

93

Eggplant

8

5

n.s.

Amaranthus p

18

22

n.s.

Amaranthus g

15

26

n.s.

Eboo

14

23

17

Echadoi

13

22

n.s.

Alilot

20

23

n.s.

Emoros

14

n.s.

n.s.

  1. n.s. = No sample was collected.
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