Table 4.
Nutritional composition in treated samples of D. asper (in g/100 g)
| Treatments | 10 min boiling | 15 min boiling | 20 min boiling | 25 min boiling | SE ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carbohydrates | Water | 3.14 ± 0.14 | 2.20 ± 0.09 | 1.27 ± 0.07 | 0.94 ± 0.10 | 0.14 |
| 1% NaCl | 1.88 ± 0.17 | 1.45 ± 0.14 | 1.27 ± 0.08 | 1.27 ± 0.08 | ||
| 5% NaCl | 1.92 ± 0.12 | 1.59 ± 0.09 | 1.59 ± 0.08 | 0.98 ± 0.09 | ||
| 10% NaCl | 2.16 ± 0.09 | 1.17 ± 0.07 | 1.31 ± 0.09 | 0.84 ± 0.09 | ||
| Proteins | Water | 0.28 ± 0.05 | 0.20 ± 0.05 | 0.21 ± 0.06 | 0.18 ± 0.04 | 0.014 |
| 1% NaCl | 0.24 ± 0.06 | 0.21 ± 0.05 | 0.21 ± 0.02 | 0.18 ± 0.04 | ||
| 5% NaCl | 0.28 ± 0.03 | 0.18 ± 0.06 | 0.26 ± 0.06 | 0.17 ± 0.06 | ||
| 10% NaCl | 0.26 ± 0.07 | 0.28 ± 0.07 | 0.16 ± 0.05 | 0.20 ± 0.06 | ||
| Cyanogen | Water | 0.004 ± 0.001 | 0.004 ± 0.001 | 0.002 ± 0 | 0.001 ± 0 | 0.0002 |
| 1% NaCl | 0.003 ± 0 | 0.002 ± 0 | 0.001 ± 0 | 0.001 ± 0 | ||
| 5% NaCl | 0.002 ± 0 | 0.002 ± 0 | 0.001 ± 0.001 | 0.001 ± 0 | ||
| 10% NaCl | 0.003 ± 0.001 | 0.002 ± 0 | 0.002 ± 0.001 | 0.001 ± 0 | ||
| Total phenols | Water | 0.08 ± 0.04 | 0.07 ± 0.05 | 0.07 ± 0.04 | 0.04 ± 0.03 | 0.01 |
| 1% NaCl | 0.06 ± 0.01 | 0.06 ± 0.04 | 0.06 ± 0.01 | 0.06 ± 0.01 | ||
| 5% NaCl | 0.07 ± 0.04 | 0.07 ± 0.04 | 0.06 ± 0.00 | 0.05 ± 0.03 | ||
| 10% NaCl | 0.12 ± 0.06 | 0.09 ± 0.05 | 0.07 ± 0.05 | 0.07 ± 0.05 | ||
| Calcium | Water | 0.10 ± 0 | 0.08 ± 0 | 0.08 ± 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 1% NaCl | 0.08 ± 0 | 0.08 ± 0 | 0.08 ± 0 | 0.00 | ||
| 5% NaCl | 0.08 ± 0 | 0.08 ± 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||
| 10% NaCl | 0.08 ± 0 | 0.08 ± 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||
| Magnesium | Water | 0.17 ± 0 | 0.17 ± 0 | 0.17 ± 0 | 0.10 ± 0 | 0.00 |
| 1% NaCl | 0.05 ± 0 | 0.10 ± 0 | 0.14 ± 0 | 0.02 ± 0 | ||
| 5% NaCl | 0.02 ± 0 | 0.05 ± 0 | 0.10 ± 0 | 0.10 ± 0 | ||
| 10% NaCl | 0.05 ± 0 | 0.12 ± 0 | 0.10 ± 0 | 0.05 ± 0 | ||
| Sodium | Water | 0.09 ± 0 | 0.10 ± 0 | 0.09 ± 0 | 0.07 ± 0 | 0.00 |
| 1% NaCl | 0.22 ± 0 | 0.25 ± 0 | 0.27 ± 0 | 0.38 ± 0 | ||
| 5% NaCl | 0.78 ± 0 | 0.80 ± 0 | 0.78 ± 0 | 0.93 ± 0 | ||
| 10% NaCl | 1.00 ± 0 | 0.96 ± 0 | 0.96 ± 0 | 1.15 ± 0 | ||
| Potassium | Water | 0.40 ± 0 | 0.37 ± 0 | 0.33 ± 0 | 0.33 ± 0 | 0.00 |
| 1% NaCl | 0.45 ± 0 | 0.43 ± 0 | 0.40 ± 0 | 0.38 ± 0 | ||
| 5% NaCl | 0.50 ± 0 | 0.43 ± 0 | 0.30 ± 0 | 0.25 ± 0 | ||
| 10% NaCl | 0.38 ± 0 | 0.35 ± 0 | 0.33 ± 0 | 0.30 ± 0 | ||
| Phosphorus | Water | 0.07 ± 0.006 | 0.07 ± 0.01 | 0.05 ± 0.006 | 0.05 ± 0 | 0.0042 |
| 1% NaCl | 0.06 ± 0.006 | 0.04 ± 0.006 | 0.04 ± 0.006 | 0.04 ± 0 | ||
| 5% NaCl | 0.06 ± 0 | 0.05 ± 0.006 | 0.05 ± 0.006 | 0.05 ± 0.006 | ||
| 10% NaCl | 0.04 ± 0.006 | 0.03 ± 0.006 | 0.02 ± 0 | 0.02 ± 0 |
Data are presented as mean ± SD (n = 3)