Table 2.
Percentage moisture and carbohydrate content of fresh cassava varieties from three different locations.
| Moisture Content (%) | Carbohydrate Content (%) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variety | Cape-Coast | Fumesua | Ohawu | Cape Coast | Fumesua | Ohawu |
| I090090 | 70.40 ± 13.10 abcd | 76.60 ± 0.20 c | 70.30 ± 1.00 bc | 26.90 ± 13.10 abc | 20.10 ± 0.10 ab | 25.80 ± 0.80 de |
| I090151 | 79.50 ± 10.30 cd | 66.90 ± 0.30 ab | 64.80 ± 2.00 b | 17.90 ± 9.80 ab | 29.00 ± 0.10 cd | 6.90 ± 1.90 ef |
| I070557 | 66.90 ± 0.78 abcd | 62.20 ± 3.70 a | 66.90 ± 0.20 b | 30.70 ± 0.40 bcd | 34.20 ± 0.20 d | 27.30 ± 1.70 de |
| I085392 | 83.80 ± 4.45 d | 64.70 ± 7.00 a | 69.70 ± 0.90 bc | 12.90 ± 4.40 a | 30.20 ± 9.50 cd | 27.20 ± 1.00 de |
| I083724 | 58.20 ± 11.70 ab | 67.30 ± 0.30 ab | 76.60 ± 6.30 cd | 38.90 ± 11.80 cd | 28.50 ± 0.60 bcd | 19.90 ± 6.20 bcd |
| I083774 | 66.20 ± 0.26 ab | 62.20 ± 3.70 a | 67.50 ± 5.00 b | 34.40 ± 0.10 bcd | 34.90 ± 1.30 d | 24.50 ± 10.90 cde |
| I070593 | 66.80 ± 3.10 abcd | 73.30 ± 5.10 bc | 82.80 ± 3.50 de | 29.00 ± 5.70 abcd | 24.50 ± 5.10 bc | 15.00 ± 3.40 abc |
| I070539 | 50.70 ± 2.00 a | 80.10 ± 0.50 c | 83.70 ± 4.30 cde | 45.60 ± 2.10 d | 14.90 ± 1.90 a | 13.00 ± 4.40 ab |
| Cape Vars | 50.40 ± 11.80 a | 54.80 ± 1.10 ab | 56.30 ± 5.70 ab | 45.80 ± 11.60 d | 40.40 ± 0.80 bcd | 38.80 ± 5.40 f |
| Husivi | 66.20 ± 2.60 abc | 63.10 ± 0.20 a | 90.40 ± 2.00 a | 30.70 ± 2.60 bcd | 34.30 ± 0.20 d | 33.00 ± 2.60 a |
| Mean | 65.91 | 67.12 | 72.90 | 31.28 | 29.10 | 23.14 |
| p-value | <0.01 | <0.01 | <0.01 | <0.01 | <0.01 | <0.01 |
Values are presented as means and ± standard deviations. Means along the same column with different superscripts are statistically different (p < 0.05).