Table 7: Assessment of compliance with mineral compositional standards for CCF marketed in the city of Yaounde according to the standards of WHO, FAO and UNICEF.

MINERAL STANDARDS (Per 100 Kcal)
Commercial CCFs Na
(> 74 mg)
Fe
(> 4 mg)
Ca
(> 125 mg)
K
(>129 mg)
Zn
(> 0,8 mg)
TOTAL
ASC I 100* < 310.1
9* < 16.8
697* > 523.7
+
NS 4.5* > 3.4
+
2+
2 –
1 NS
ASC E 145* < 309.3
7.6* < 16.7
440* < 522.5
+
550.8* > 539.2
+
5* > 3.3
+
3 +
2 –
ASC O 130* < 293
10.5* < 15.8
330* < 495
NS NS 3 –
2 NS
ASC A NS 5* < 15.6
70* < 487.5
NS NS 2 –
     3 NS

+ = Meets standards = Does not meet standards NS = Not specified * in bold = Value displayed on the label. The value not in bold is the reference value calculated according to standards and energy values.