Table 1.

Proximate compositions (g 100 g⁻¹ fresh weight) of two underutilized species of Amaranthus leafy vegetables.

Accessions	Water (%)	Crude Protein	Crude Fat	Carbohydrate	Ash	Energy (kcal)	Fiber
A. tricolor
AT2	88.52 ± 1.86 a	5.35 ± 0.04 b	0.27 ± 0.04 b	0.38 ± 0.05 h	5.48 ± 0.02 ab	25.11 ± 0.32 d	7.19 ± 0.15 d
AT5	81.92 ± 1.44 c	5.33 ± 0.05 b	0.33 ± 0.03 a	6.50 ± 0.06 d	5.62 ± 0.02 a	53.80 ± 0.31 a	9.22 ± 0.17 b
AT9	86.38 ± 1.35 b	5.37 ± 0.06 b	0.29 ± 0.03 ab	5.05 ± 0.07 f	2.91 ± 0.02 d	43.81 ± 0.38 c	10.24 ± 0.13 a
AT12	86.43 ± 1.35 b	5.32 ± 0.04 b	0.35 ± 0.04 a	4.07 ± 0.06 g	3.83 ± 0.03 c	40.71 ± 0.26 c	8.34 ± 0.12 c
A. lividus
SA3	81.86 ± 1.56 c	5.35 ± 0.05 b	0.27 ± 0.04 b	7.00 ± 0.05 c	5.52 ± 0.04 ab	53.81 ± 0.36 a	8.56 ± 0.17 c
SA10	81.85 ± 1.38 c	5.34 ± 0.03 b	0.23 ± 0.03 bc	7.46 ± 0.06 b	5.12 ± 0.03 b	52.55± 0.42 ab	7.76 ± 0.15 cd
SA14	81.87 ± 1.51 c	6.52 ± 0.04 a	0.18 ± 0.03 c	5.87 ± 0.06 e	5.56 ± 0.04 a	53.82 ± 0.35 a	6.66 ± 0.15 e
SA21	81.91 ± 1.62 c	3.66 ± 0.04 c	0.16 ± 0.03 c	9.56 ± 0.05 a	4.71 ± 0.02 d	51.60 ± 0.36 b	9.18 ± 0.12 b
Significance	**	**	**	**	**	**	**
CV%	2.36	1.35	0.24	0.66	0.55	0.75	0.38

CV, coefficient of variation; in a column, different letters in mean values are significantly differed by Duncan Multiple Range Test (**, p < 0.01); n = 3.