Table 2.
Proximate composition of Cajanus cajan from different countries.
| Proximate | Seeds (%) [5] (Nigeria) |
Seeds (%) [29] (India) |
Seeds (%) [30] (Taiwan) |
Seeds (%) [31] (India) |
Leaves (%) [32] (Nigeria) |
Leaves (%) [29] (India) |
Leaves (%) [30] (Taiwan) |
Roots (%) [30] (Taiwan) |
Stem (%) [29] (India) |
Seeds (%) [33] (India) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dry matter | 95.89 | 91.80 ± 0.22 | - | - | - | 93.68 ± 0.284 | - | - | 93.88 ± 0.12 | - |
| Protein | 21.03 | 08.62 ± 0.03 | 22.0 ± 0.4 | 25.46 | 22.40 | 31.99 ± 0.070 | 19.4 ± 0.5 | 2.4 ± 0.1 | 21.34 ± 0.56 | 19.53 ± 0.02 |
| Fat | 4.43 | 15.00 ± 0.09 | 5.5 ± 0.3 | 1.65 | 2.74 | 13.00 ± 0.090 | ND | 0.4 ± 0.0 | 14.19 ± 0.26 | 1.64 ± 0.03 |
| Fibre | 7.16 | 05.09 ± 0.08 | - | 6.50 | 7.25 | 21.82 ± 0.238 | - | - | 27.70 ± 0.36 | 4.75 ± 0.02 |
| Ash | 3.76 | 22.11 ± 0.11 | 12.0 ± 0.0 | 3.66 | 8.22 | 20.60 ± 0.114 | 3.6 ± 0.1 | 3.6 ± 0.2 | 23.00 ± 0.22 | 3.23 ± 0.03 |
| Moisture | - | 8.20 ± 0.22 | 14.3 ± 0.1 | 8.50 | 11.20 | 06.31 ± 0.284 | 11.5 ± 0.2 | 3.3 ± 0.1 | 06.11 ± 0.12 | 8.17 ± 0.02 |
| Carbohydrate | - | 40.95 ± 0.24 | 56.2 ± 0.3 | 54.23 | - | 6.269 ± 0.153 | 65.6 ± 0.2 | 90.3 ± 0.1 | 8.131 ± 0.38 | 62.28 ± 0.05 |
| Nutritive value | - | 333.73 ± 1.50 | - | - | - | 236.72 ± 0.591 | - | - | 242.61 ± 1.56 | - |
ND = Not detectable; “-” = Not tested.