. 2019 Jul 12;9:10110. doi: 10.1038/s41598-019-46603-z

Table 1.

Means (±standard error) of proximate composition (in % dry matter) of three common organic waste streams in Kenya.

Parameters	CM	KW	SG	p-values
DM	93.3^a* ± 0.2	92.7^a ± 0.1	84.6^b ± 0.5	0.0149
Ash	20.2^a ± 0.3	7.2^b ± 0.3	6.2^b ± 0.8	0.0005
OM	86.6^a ± 0.8	80.4^b ± 0.4	92.0^a ± 0.1	0.0015
CP	15.3^a ± 0.0	20.0^b ± 0.5	12.2^a ± 0.2	0.0008
NDF	35.5^a ± 0.8	38.9^a ± 0.2	49.9^b ± 1.2	0.0022
ADF	18.3^a ± 0.9	25.2^a ± 1.3	38.6^b ± 2.5	0.0077
EE	2.7^a ± 0.6	7.2^b ± 0.3	7.2^b ± 0.2	0.0057

^*Means (n = 2) in the same row followed with different superscripts are significantly different at p < 0.05; DM, Dry Matter; OM, Organic Matter; CP, Crude Protein; NDF, Neutral Detergent Fiber; ADF, Acid Detergent Fiber; EE, Ether Extract; CM, Chicken Manure; KW, Kitchen Waste; SG, Spent Grain.