Table 1.

Proximate contents, minerals, soluble and insoluble fibre from rice bran and wheat bran

Proximate	Rice bran	Wheat bran
Moisture (%)	10.0 ± 0.30*	8.0 ± 0.48
Protein (%)	12.54 ± 0.28*	9.85 ± 0.14
Fat (%)	5.1 ± 0.074*	1.42 ± 0.053
Ash (%)	11.42 ± 0.04*	6.34 ± 0.17
Carbohydrate (%)	60.94 ± 0.98*	74.39 ± 1.19
Sodium (mg/100 g)	4.6 ± 0.40*	2.1 ± 0.09
Potassium (mg/100 g)	1164 ± 2.48*	1498 ± 3.27
Soluble dietary fibre (%)	0.92 ± 0.097	2.22 ± 1.02#
Insoluble dietary fibre (%)	32.17 ± 2.45	40.94 ± 3.40#
Total dietary fibre (%)	33.09 ± 2.55	43.16 ± 4.42#

Each value represents mean ± SD (standard deviation) from triplicate measurements.

*RB significantly different from WBE; ^#WB significantly different from RB (p value ≤ 0.05)