Abstract
The objective of this study was to determine the contents of macro and micro minerals of Kejeik product collected from two different locations in Sudan: Singah city (Blue Nile) and Kusti city (White Nile). The ash content of Kejeik samples ranged between 5.78% and 11.80% and the highest value (11.80%) was found in Ijl Kejeik from Kusti, while the lowest value (5.78%) was found in Ijl Kejeik from Singah. All Kejeik samples contained appreciable amounts of macro-minerals and the calcium was the highest in all samples. Moreover, Kejeik samples contained most of the micro-minerals, however, Nawk Kejeik and Ijl Kejeik collected from Singah contained the lowest concentration of iron. The copper content in Kejeik samples determined in the present study were within a range of 1.99-28.1mg/kg, the lowest was found in Garmut Kejeik (1.99mg/kg), while the highest was in Ijl Kejei k (28.1mg/kg. The study concluded that Kejeik is a safe food with a highly nutritive value which is recommended to be utilized in Sudanese meals especially during shortage of food as nutrients sources.
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