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Table 1 Insoluble and soluble dietary fiber content expressed on the basis of dry matter (n=3)*

From: Dietary fiber, organic acids and minerals in selected wild edible fruits of Mozambique

Fruit part, Location_year

Dry matter

Insoluble dietary fiber (g/100 g)

Soluble dietary fiber

Adansonia digitata pulp

   

Tete_2008

86.4±0.5

14.2±0.4

60.3±1.9

Tete_2009

86.5±0.1

14.7±0.0

65.6±0.6

Vilankulos_2009

85.6±0.5

16.1±0.8

57.3±0.3

Adansonia digitata kernels

Tete_2008

92.7±0.3

17.4±3.4

14.0±0.6

Tete_2009

91.7±0.1

20.9±1.3

17.0±3.4

Vilankulos_2009

90.1±0.1

14.7±0.0

42.6±1.8

Adansonia digitata whole seed

Tete_2009

98.2±0.0

56.5±3.1

15.9±1.5

Vilankulos_2009

96.4±0.0

62.0±1.2

16.3±0.6

Landolphia kirkii pulp

Marracuene_2008

26.9±0.1

3.5±0.6

4.6±0.1

Marracuene_2009

23.9±0.2

4.9±0.8

4.3±0.3

Manhica_2009

20.4±0.2

4.9±0.4

5.8±1.2

Salacia kraussii pulp

Marracuene_2008

16.1±037

3.3±0.1

6.0±0.4

Manhica_2008

14.0±0.7

2.6±1.2

7.6±1.0

Manhica_2009

16.5±0.2

5.5±0.3

7.1±0.4

Sclerocarya birrea pulp

Manhica 2009

16.7±0.0

7.7±1.7

10.5±0.9

Sclerocarya birrea kernels

Manhiça 2008

93.6±0.2

17.6±2.9

10.5±2.7

Manhiça 2009

95.0±0.0

18.5±1.5

8.4±2.4

Vangueria infausta pulp

Marracuene_2008

34.9±0.2

45.6±1.4

24.3±1.4

Marracuene_2009

30.0±0.1

45.8±0.9

26.3±0.9

Manhica_2008

27.9±0.2

41.0±0.8

10.6±0.8

Manhica_2009

34.5±0.7

30.9±1.9

23.1±1.9

  1. * ± indicates standard deviation.