Table 3.
Proximate analysis of the NF
| Parameter (unit) | Batch number | Analytical method | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barley to rice ratio | 70:30 | 60:40 | 45:55 | ||||||||||||||
| #5 | #15 | #16 | #6 | #17 | #18 | #19 | #20 | #21 | #22 | #12 | #13 | #14 | #23 | #10 | #11 | ||
| Protein (g/100 g of NF) | 82.7 | 84.4 | 88.8 | 82.4 | 86.1 | 85.8 | 83 | 81.6 | 89.3 | 89.6 | 86.2 | 84.8 | 86.8 | 87.2 | 83.7 | 84.2 | Dumas, AOAC 990.03, AOAC 992.15 |
| Crude fat (g/100 g of NF) | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | < 0.10 | 0.12 | NR | NR | Acid hydrolysis, AOAC 954.02 |
| Total carbohydrates (g/100 g of NF) | 8.08 | 8.97 | 3.12 | 8.56 | < 0.01 | 4.58 | 7.95 | 9.31 | 3 | 3.56 | 5.16 | 6.6 | < 0.5 | NR | 7.05 | 5.47 | Calculation by difference, CFR 21 |
| Of which sugars (g/100 g of NF) | < 0.35 | 0.37 | < 0.35 | 0.83 | 0.72 | 0.76 | < 0.35 | < 0.35 | 0.82 | 0.47 | 1.27 | 1.53 | 0.98 | NR | 0.49 | < 0.35 | LC, AOAC 982.14, modified |
| Dietary fibre (g/100 g of NF) | 3.2 | 3.7 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.5 | 4.1 | 2.5 | 2 | 2.7 | 2.2 | 1.9 | NR | NR | 3.4 | 3.6 | Enzymatic, gravimetric, AOAC 991.43 |
| Moisture (g/100 g of NF) | 4.2 | 5.3 | 3 | 4 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 5.3 | 4.7 | 3 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 2.9 | NR | 3.9 | 4.7 | 4.5 | Gravimetric, AOAC 925.09 |
| Ash (g/100 g of NF) | 4.78 | 1.15 | 4.94 | 4.76 | 5.06 | 5.19 | 3.47 | 3.99 | 4.69 | 4.08 | 5.53 | 5.57 | NR | 5.22 | 4.34 | 5.61 | Gravimetric, AOAC 942.05 |
| Energy (kcal/100 g of NF) | 365 | 375 | 369 | 366 | 364 | 363 | 366 | 367 | 369 | 372 | 367 | 367 | NR | NR | 365 | 361 | Regulation (EU) 1169/2011 |
AOAC: Association of Official Analytical Chemists; NR: not reported; CFR: Code of Federal Regulations; EU: European Union; LC: liquid Chromatography.