Nutrient content of some composite dishes commonly consumed in Oman

ABSTRACT

As a part of the development of food composition tables for Oman, 37 of the most commonly consumed composite dishes in Oman were analyzed for proximate composition and mineral contents. The results indicated that around 41% of the dishes had fat content higher than 10 g/100g and 19% had values higher than 15 g/100g. Sweet dishes and bakery products had the highest fat content. Fish based dishes constituted the highest protein content. Meat and poultry- based dishes were the main source of iron and zinc, while fish based dishes were the richest source of calcium, magnesium and phosphorus