Evaluation of the Reproductive Performance, Body Proportions, Nutritional Value, and Biochemical Parameters of Achatina achatina

Table 8

Mineral content in the ash of the giant African snail in relation to the energy level in the diet.

Minerals (mg/100 g)	Treatments (kcal/kg of energy)
	T 1 2600	T 2 2800	T 3 3000
	n = 30	n = 30	n = 30
Calcium	175.00 ± 1.00^a	75.00 ± 1.00^b	144.50 ± 0.50^c
Magnesium	352.50 ± 0.50^a	838.50 ± 0.50^b	351.00 ± 1.00^c
Potassium	265.50 ± 0.50^a	449.00 ± 1.00^b	387.50 ± 0.50^c
Sodium	21.45 ± 0.15^a	21.45 ± 0.15^a	21.45 ± 0.15^a
Phosphorus	233.00 ± 1.00^a	261.00 ± 1.00^b	459.00 ± 1.00^c
Iron	80.50 ± 0.50^a	81.50 ± 0.50^b	60.50 ± 0.50^c

a: on the same line. The values assigned to the same letter do not differ significantly ( > 0.05). n = number of snails.