Table 7.
Amino acid composition of BAMOnut.
| Amino Acid (g/100 g) | BAMOnut Bar | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Essential | OB3 | MB2 | OMB5 |
| Threonine | 0.87 ± 0.02 a | 0.82 ± 0.02 a | 0.53 ± 0.01 b |
| Methionine | 0.26 ± 0.00 | 0.29 ± 0.00 | 0.14± 0.00 |
| Phenyalanine | 1.60 ± 0.02 a | 1.43 ± 0.02 b | 1.05 ± 0.01 c |
| Histidine | 0.57 ± 0.01 a | 0.50 ± 0.01 b | 0.37 ± 0.00 c |
| Lysine | 0.12 ± 0.00 | 0.22 ± 0.00 | 0.26 ± 0.00 |
| Valine | 0.77 ± 0.01 a | 0.75 ± 0.00 a | 0.57 ± 0.01 b |
| Isoleusine | 0.65 ± 0.01 a | 0.66 ± 0.01 a | 0.50 ± 0.01 b |
| Leucine | 1.18 ± 0.03 a | 1.16 ± 0.02 a | 0.91 ± 0.01 b |
| Non-Essential | |||
| Serine | 1.08 ± 0.01 a | 0.96 ± 0.01 b | 0.71 ± 0.01 c |
| Arginine | 1.85 ± 0.03 a | 1.86 ± 0.04 a | 1.41 ± 0.01 b |
| Glycine | 1.03 ± 0.01 a | 0.97 ± 0.01 b | 0.64 ± 0.01 c |
| Asparagine | 1.13 ± 0.01 a | 1.25 ± 0.00 b | 1.13 ± 0.02 a |
| Glutamine | 2.40 ± 0.05 a | 2.12 ± 0.02 b | 2.09 ± 0.03 b |
| Alanine | 0.55 ± 0.01 a | 0.61 ± 0.01 b | 0.52 ± 0.01 a |
| Proline | 0.59 ± 0.01 a | 0.54 ± 0.01 b | 0.46 ± 0.01 c |
| Tyrosine | 1.00 ± 0.01 a | 0.68 ± 0.01 b | 0.41 ± 0.00 c |
| TAA | 15.65 | 14.82 | 11.70 |
| TEAA | 6.02 | 5.83 | 4.33 |
| TNAA | 9.63 | 8.99 | 7.37 |
| %TEAA/TAA | 38.47 | 39.34 | 37.01 |
| %TNAA/TAA | 61.53 | 60.66 | 62.99 |
Mean values ± standard deviation of triplicate determination. Mean values in the same row followed by different letters are significantly (p < 0.05) different, BAMOnut: Bambara groundnut-Moringa oleifera snack bar, OB3: BAMOnut snack bar enriched with oats and 3% BAMOLP, MB2: BAMOnut snack bar enriched with millet and 2% BAMOLP, OMB5: BAMOnut snack bar enriched with oats, millet, and 5% BAMOLP. TAA: Total amino acid, TEAA: Total essential amino acid, TNAA: Total non-essential amino acid.