Table 2.
Nutritional composition of Foxtail millet germplasm lines (on dry weight basis).
| Parameter | F1 | F2 |
|---|---|---|
| Proximate composition | ||
| Moisture (%) | 10.82 ± 0.04b | 9.94 ± 0.11a |
| Protein (g/100 g) | 12.38 ± 0.68a | 13.59 ± 0.06b |
| Crude fat (g/100 g) | 3.35 ± 0.09a | 4.18 ± 0.07b |
| Crude fiber (g/100 g) | 7.06 ± 0.12a | 7.83 ± 0.07a |
| Ash (g/100 g) | 3.77 ± 0.21a | 4.2 ± 0.10b |
| CHO (g/100 g) | 58.91 ± 0.72a | 60.27 ± 0.24b |
| Mineral composition | ||
| Iron (mg/100 g) | 4.22 ± 0.03a | 4.53 ± 0.07b |
| Calcium (mg/100 g) | 53.25 ± 0.04a | 54.85 ± 0.04b |
| Zinc (mg/100 g) | 2.68 ± 0.03a | 3.44 ± 0.03b |
| Dietary fiber | ||
| Soluble dietary fiber (g/100 g) | 0.71 ± 0.03a | 0.81 ± 0.03b |
| Insoluble dietary fiber (g/100 g) | 12.89 ± 0.06a | 13.25 ± 0.05b |
| Total dietary fiber (g/100 g) | 13.60 ± 0.08a | 14.06 ± 0.04b |
| Total starch and starch nutritional fractions | ||
| Rapidly digestible starch (%) | 19.76 ± 0.23a | 21.15 ± 0.31b |
| Slowly digestible starch (%) | 14.1 ± 0.10a | 18.87 ± 0.25b |
| Resistant starch (g/100 g) | 24.39 ± 0.61a | 27.01 ± 0.59b |
| Total starch (g/100 g) | 58.25 ± 0.47a | 67.03 ± 1.08b |
| Predicted glycemic index and glycemic load | ||
| Predicted glycemic index | 52.57 ± 0.18b | 48.94 ± 0.21a |
| Glycemic load | 31.68 ± 0.16b | 28.83 ± 0.46a |
The superscripts mean that these values are significantly different from each other.