ABSTRACT. The proximate, mineral and amino acid contents and calculated values of calcium/phytate Ca/Phy, Zn/Phy, [Ca][Phy]/[Zn], Ca/P, Na/K, Ca/Mg, [K/(Ca+Mg)], mineral safety index (MSI) for Na, Mg, P, Ca, Fe and Zn, and the amino acid scores were determined in four fast-foods consumed in Nigeria. The fast-foods were meat pie, doughnut, moin-moin (steamed bean pudding) and cake. In the proximate: protein ranged 156-327 g/kg, carbohydrate ranged 467-664 g/kg and energy ranged 14-16 mega Joules (14-16 MJ/kg). In minerals: Zn ranged 323-1071 mg/kg and 119-327 mg/kg in Fe while Cu and Co were not detected. The highest phytate level (2554 mg/kg) was observed in moin-moin.
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