Table 3.
Effects of locations on the biochemical composition of yam flour.
| % DM | % Starch | %Sugar | % Crude Fibre | %Ash | %Protein | %Amylose | % Fat | %Phytate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abuja | 31.432 a | 62.444 b | 5.296 b | 1.367 b | 1.771 b | 5.386 b | 37.207 a | 0.316 b | 0.959 b |
| Ibadan | 31.913 a | 52.245 c | 4.725 c | 1.640 a | 2.196 a | 5.220 b | 33.720 b | 0.286 c | 1.209 a |
| Oyo | 29.738 b | 69.143 a | 5.755 a | 1.629 a | 1.766 b | 6.254 a | 33.595 b | 0.395 a | 0.780 c |
| Mean | 31.028 | 61.277 | 5.259 | 1.545 | 1.911 | 5.620 | 34.841 | 0.332 | 0.983 |
| SD | 0.933 | 6.948 | 0.421 | 0.126 | 0.202 | 0.453 | 1.674 | 0.046 | 0.176 |
Mean values with the same alphabet are not significantly different at p ≤ 0.05. SD: Standard deviation.