Table 1.
Parameters | PSC-1 | PSC-2 | PSC-3 | PLT | CER |
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Moisture | 7.80 ± 0.01a | 7.45 ± 0.03b | 7.2 ± 0.01c | 7.18 ± 0.05c | 7.45 ± 0.00b |
Total ash | 3.78b ± 0.03b | 3.60 ± 0.01b | 5.36 ± 0.05a | 3.62 ± 0.11b | 1.85 ± 0.02c |
Crude protein | 14.68 ± 0.03c | 11.78 ± 0.07d | 16.49 ± 0.01b | 8.25 ± 0.13e | 18.55 ± 0.02a |
Crude fat | 4.26 ± 0.02d | 6.28 ± 0.03c | 8.85 ± 0.14a | 3.22 ± 0.21e | 7.41 ± 0.09b |
Crude fibre | 2.29 ± 0.02b | 1.29 ± 0.03c | 2.78 ± 0.06a | 1.30 ± 0.07c | 0.70 ± 0.02d |
Carbohydrate | 67.20 ± 0.04c | 69.48 ± 0.03b | 59.33 ± 0.04e | 76.41 ± 0.12a | 64.06 ± 0.12d |
Energy (KJ/100 g) | 1528.18 ± 5.01c | 1593.81 ± 7.11b | 1599.84 ± 4.63b | 1535 ± 2.12c | 1658.94 ± 5.27a |
Sodium | 1.89 ± 0.00b | 2.27 ± 0.00a | 2.29 ± 0.00a | 2.31 ± 0.07a | 0.77 ± 0.00c |
Potassium | 21.20 ± 0.00b | 18.80 ± 0.00c | 21.75 ± 0.00b | 18.20 ± 0.05c | 63.15 ± 0.15a |
Calcium | 2.30 ± 0.00a | 1.40 ± 0.00c | 2.40 ± 0.00a | 1.37 ± 0.04c | 2.20 ± 0.00b |
Magnesium | 1.99 ± 0.00b | 3.24 ± 0.01a | 3.12 ± 0.00a | 3.11 ± 0.12a | 1.32 ± 0.00b |
Iron | 3.85 ± 0.01a | 1.23 ± 0.03c | 1.84 ± 0.02b | 1.19 ± 0.03c | 0.15 ± 0.01d |
Zinc | 0.04 ± 0.00c | 0.04 ± 0.00c | 0.05 ± 0.00b | 0.04 ± 0.00c | 0.07 ± 0.00a |
Manganese | 0.04 ± 0.00b | 0.04 ± 0.00b | 0.06 ± 0.00a | 0.04 ± 0.00b | 0.06 ± 0.00a |
Copper | 0.27 ± 0.00a | 0.04 ± 0.00b | 0.02 ± 0.00c | 0.04 ± 0.00b | 0.02 ± 0.00c |
Na/K | 0.09b | 0.12a | 0.11a | 0.12a | 0.01c |
Values are Mean ± SEM. Where: PSC-1 = Soycake: 19.01 %; Cassava fibre: 5.0 %; Unripe plantain:75.99 %. PSC-2 = Soycake: 15.0 %; Cassava fibre: 8.0 %; Unripe plantain: 77.0 %. PSC-3 = Soycake: 25.0 %; Cassava fibre: 8.0 %; Unripe plantain: 67.0 %
Values with different alphabets across the row differ significantly at p < 0.05
CER Cerolina (control), PLT plantain (100 %)