. 2017 Nov 4;55(1):42–51. doi: 10.1007/s13197-017-2761-y

Table 1.

Proximate composition of market samples of yam chips, flakes and flour (wt%) and gross energy (kcal/kg)

	Moisture	Crude protein	CHO	Crude fibre	NFE	Crude fat	Ash	Gross energy
Yam chips
Saki 1	10.7 ± 2.1^a	4.0 ± 1.0^a	81.6 ± 0.67^bcde	1.3 ± 0.6^a	80.3 ± 0.43^de	1.1 ± 0.02^b	1.3 ± 0.6^a	3522.7 ± 195.6^a
Saki 2	10.3 ± 2.1^a	3.0 ± 2.7^a	82.2 ± 0.25^e	1.7 ± 0.7^a	80.6 ± 0.05^e	1.1 ± 0.01^b	1.7 ± 0.6^a	3400.3 ± 144.5^a
Mile12 1	12.3 ± 1.2^a	4.0 ± 0.0^a	79.7 ± 0.42^a	1.7 ± 0.6^a	78.0 ± 0.63^b	1.0 ± 0.02^ab	1.3 ± 0.6^a	3463.0 ± 167.5^a
Mile12 2	12.0 ± 0.0^a	4.0 ± 0.0^a	79.6 ± 1.39^a	1.7 ± 0.6^a	78.0 ± 0.74^a	1.0 ± 0.01^ab	1.7 ± 0.6^a	3465.0 ± 102.4^a
Bodija 1	12.00 ± 1.0^a	3.67 ± 0.6^a	79.90 ± 0.00^abc	2.0 ± 0.0^a	77.90 ± 0.00^a	0.8 ± 0.12^ab	1.7 ± 0.6^a	3378.7 ± 58.8^a
Bodija 2	11.3 ± 0.6^a	4.0 ± 1.0^a	80.6 ± 0.43^abcde	1.3 ± 0.6^a	79.2 ± 0.28^bcd	1.1 ± 0.01^b	1.7 ± 0.6^a	3418.3 ± 17.5^a
Yam flakes
Mile12 1	11.0 ± 1.7^a	3.7 ± 0.6^a	80.8 ± 1.29^abcde	2.0 ± 0.0^a	78.8 ± 0.68^bc	0.9 ± 0.03^ab	1.7 ± 0.6^a	3493.3 ± 227.9^a
Mile12 2	11.0 ± 1.0^a	4.0 ± 0.0^a	81.7 ± 0.18^cde	1.3 ± 0.6^a	80.3 ± 0.11^de	0.7 ± 0.50^a	1.3 ± 0.6^a	3348.0 ± 137.8^a
Bodija 1	12.0 ± 1.7^a	4.3 ± 0.6^a	81.1 ± 0.38^abcde	1.7 ± 0.6^a	79.4 ± 0.42^bcd	0.9 ± 0.01^ab	2.0 ± 0.0^ab	3300.0 ± 117.9^a
Bodija 2	11.3 ± 4.04^a	4.0 ± 0.0^a	80.0 ± 0.02^abcd	2.0 ± 0.0^a	78.0 ± 0.00^b	0.9 ± 0.01^ab	1.7 ± 0.6^a	3396.3 ± 274.5^a
Yam flour
Mile12 1	10.67 ± 1.5^a	3.0 ± 0.0^a	81.1 ± 0.18^abcde	2.0 ± 0.0^a	79.1 ± 0.09^bcd	0.9 ± 0.01^ab	2.3 ± 0.0^ab	3507.3 ± 83.09^a
Mile12 2	10.0 ± 1.0^a	3.0 ± 0.0^a	81.1 ± 0.21^abcde	2.0 ± 0.0^a	79.1 ± 0.19^bcd	0.9 ± 0.01^ab	3.0 ± 0.0^b	3418.3 ± 95.5^a
Lafenwa 1	12.0 ± 2.7^a	3.0 ± 0.0^a	80.4 ± 0.87^abcd	2.0 ± 0.0^a	78.4 ± 0.65^bc	0.9 ± 0.01^ab	1.7 ± 0.6^a	3333.3 ± 106.4^a
Lafenwa 2	11.3 ± 2.5^a	2.7 ± 1.2^a	81.8 ± 0.04^de	1.3 ± 0.6^a	80.4 ± 0.03^e	0.9 ± 0.02^ab	2.0 ± 1.0^ab	3362.3 ± 75.8^a
Supermarket 1	11.0 ± 1.73^a	4.3 ± 0.6^a	79.8 ± 0.30^b	2.0 ± 0.0^a	77.8 ± 0.02^a	0.9 ± 0.02^ab	2.0 ± 1.0^ab	3459.0 ± 122.02^a
Supermarket 2	10.7 ± 1.2^a	4.3 ± 0.6^a	80.2 ± 0.20^abcd	1.7 ± 0.6^a	78.5 ± 0.02^bc	0.8 ± 0.01^ab	2.3 ± 0.6^ab	3344.3 ± 55.5^a

Values are mean ± standard deviations of three measurements of samples collected in 3 batches (n = 3). Different superscript letters within columns are significantly different (p ≤ 0.05). NFE nitrogen free extract; CHO carbohydrate