Table 3.
Proximate analysis of soy–mushroom–moringa soup powder and four locally available soup powders (on dry basis)
| Sample | Results | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moisture (%) | Ash (%) | Protein (%) | Fat (%) | Fiber (%) | Carbohydrate (%) | Energy (Kcal/100 g) | |
| Soy–mushroom–moringa soup | 2.83 ± 0.06d | 16.48 ± 0.02a | 16.05 ± 0.05a | 4.22 ± 0.03e | 1.61 ± 0.03a | 58.81 ± 0.13f | 337.42 ± 0.05e |
| S1 | 5.46 ± 0.08a | 12.53 ± 0.04c | 6.92 ± 0.07e | 4.92 ± 0.05c | 0.22 ± 0.01f | 75.41 ± 0.17a | 373.6 ± 0.05d |
| S2 | 3.65 ± 0.07c | 9.39 ± 0.03f | 13.75 ± 0.06b | 4.35 ± 0.06d | 0.64 ± 0.03d | 71.86 ± 0.25b | 386.72 ± 0.24a |
| S3 | 4.06 ± 0.06b | 12.27 ± 0.04d | 13.36 ± 0.05c | 6.39 ± 0.08a | 0.80 ± 0.07c | 67.18 ± 0.30e | 379.67 ± 0.06c |
| S4 | 4.05 ± 0.03b | 11.47 ± 0.02e | 13.43 ± 0.04c | 5.62 ± 0.06b | 0.39 ± 0.03e | 69.08 ± 0.20c | 380.62 ± 0.04b |
Values are means of triplicates ± standard deviation. Values with the same superscript in a column are not significantly different (p > .05).