Table 1.

Proximate analysis of rat chow and fresh ground seeds (%).

Materials	Rat chow	Tamarind seeds
Dry matter	88.00 ± 0.10	95.10 ± 0.10
Lipids	2.20 ± 0.10	2.90 ± 0.10
Protein	19.10 ± 0.10	11.80 ± 0.11
Ash	4.60 ± 0.10	4.50 ± 0.00
Total carbohydrates	62.00 ± 2.03	75.80 ± 3.21

Data are presented as the mean of four observations ± standard error mean.