. 2017 Jan 12;5(3):750–762. doi: 10.1002/fsn3.455

Table 2.

Nutrient composition and energy content of composite flour blends obtained from unripe cooking banana, pigeon pea, and sweetpotato

UBF:PPF:SPF code	Moisture content (%)	Crude protein (%)	Crude fat (%)	Crude fiber (%)	Total ash (%)	Carbohydrate content (%)	Energy value (kcal/g)	Total carotenoids (μg/100 g)	Vitamin C content (μg/100 g)
10:80:10	10.51^f	17.01^p	1.43 ^h	0.75^a	3.18^p	67.15^b	349.42^a	92.00^d	0.21^bc
45:45:10	10.51^f	13.41ⁿ	1.28^g	1.11^c	2.34^k	71.36^d	372.75^b	139.00^b	0.17^abc
10:10:80	9.43^b	4.13^d	0.70^d	2.09^gh	1.33^d	82.34^jk	352.10^a	130.00^f	0.17^abc
21.67:56.67:21.67	9.81^c	5.22^g	1.66^j	2.67^j	2.65^m	77.99^f	347.80^a	157.00^g	0.19^abc
45:10:45	10.05^cde	4.51^e	0.63^bc	1.01^bc	1.33^d	82.49^k	353.60^a	152.00^c	0.19^abc
10:45:45	10.51^f	12.83^m	2.01^l	2.23ⁱ	3.06	69.38^c	346.87^a	174.00^e	0.14^a
10:10:80	10.31^ef	3.91^c	0.51^a	1.39^d	1.67^g	82.24^jk	349.10^a	130.00^f	0.21^bc
33.3:33.3:33.3	10.51^f	9.87^l	1.56ⁱ	0.99^b	1.76ⁱ	75.33^e	354.79^a	26.00^a	0.19^abc
56.67:21.67:21.67	9.91^cd	7.41^j	0.81^d	1.08^bc	0.51^a	80.29ⁱ	358.08^ab	39.00^b	0.17^abc
10:80:10	10.51^f	16.16	1.50^hi	1.87^f	3.04ⁿ	66.94^b	345.85^a	92.00^d	0.15^ab
80:10:10	11.31^g	9.38^k	1.04^f	1.58^e	1.69^h	75.01^e	346.89^a	39.00^b	0.17^abc
45:10:45	10.11^cde	4.79^f	0.66^c	1.07^bc	1.41^e	81.97^j	352.94^a	54.00^c	0.21^bc
21.67:21.67:56:67	9.90^cd	6.88^h	0.91^e	2.03^g	1.86^j	78.42^g	349.39^a	39.00^b	0.21^bc
80:10:10	11.31^g	7.19ⁱ	0.57^ab	0.79^a	1.49^f	78.64^g	348.53^a	39.00^b	0.23^c
100:0:0	10.20^def	3.47^b	2.34^m	2.96^l	1.09^b	79.93^h	354.68^a	ND	0.27^c
0:100:0	8.51^a	25.92^q	1.78^k	2.14^hi	2.37^l	59.29^a	356.83^ab	ND	0.19^abc
0:0:100	10.00^cde	2.89^a	1.12^f	2.78^k	1.17^c	82.04^j	349.82^a	ND	0.25^c

Mean values with different superscripts within a column are significantly different (p < .05).

UBF, Unripe banana flour; PPF, Pigeon pea flour; SPF, Sweetpotato flour.