Samples
|
100% Plantain
|
PSC
|
PSR
|
PSO
|
PSRO
|
Cerolina
|
*Ref.
|
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Moisture
|
5.10 ± 0.04d
|
5.20 ± 0.02c
|
5.10 ± 0.03d
|
5.30 ± 0.02b
|
5.50 ± 0.05a
|
5.60 ± 0.04a
|
< 10
|
Ash
|
2.00 ± 0.02e
|
3.50 ± 0.01c
|
4.40 ± 0.05a
|
3.00 ± 0.06d
|
4.00 ± 0.03b
|
2.00 ± 0.04e
|
< 3
|
Fat
|
2.00 ± 0.02f
|
5.00 ± 0.01e
|
6.09 ± 0.03d
|
6.29 ± 0.05c
|
6.87 ± 0.03b
|
8.67 ± 0.04a
|
10–25
|
Fibre
|
1.33 ± 0.02f
|
2.20 ± 0.04e
|
5.69 ± 0.03a
|
3.19 ± 0.04d
|
4.97 ± 0.09b
|
3.55 ± 0.06c
|
< 5
|
Protein
|
5.69 ± 0.09f
|
16.44 ± 0.04e
|
16.52 ± 0.06d
|
19.43 ± 0.07b
|
19.59 ± 0.04a
|
18.01 ± 0.05c
|
> 16
|
Carbohydrates
|
83.88 ± 0.09a
|
67.66 ± 0.04b
|
62.20 ± 0.05c
|
62.79 ± 0.07c
|
59.07 ± 0.03d
|
62.17 ± 0.08c
|
64
|
Energy
|
376.28 ± 0.17d
|
381.40 ± 0.21c
|
369.69 ± 0.15e
|
385.49 ± 0.23b
|
376.47 ± 0.10d
|
398.75 ± 0.24a
|
400–425
|
Minerals
|
Ca
|
2.32 ± 0.00d
|
2.41 ± 0.01c
|
2.24 ± 0.01e
|
3.27 ± 0.00b
|
4.33 ± 0.01a
|
2.38 ± 0.01c
|
500
|
Mg
|
2.47 ± 0.00e
|
2.54 ± 0.01d
|
2.67 ± 0.01c
|
2.85 ± 0.01b
|
3.54 ± 0.01a
|
2.40 ± 0.01f
|
76
|
P
|
7.43 ± 0.01f
|
24.37 ± 0.01d
|
26.27 ± 0.01c
|
33.36 ± 0.00a
|
29.35 ± 0.01b
|
17.31 ± 0.00e
|
456
|
K
|
8.51 ± 0.01e
|
9.15 ± 0.01d
|
9.64 ± 0.01c
|
10.12 ± 0.01b
|
14.82 ± 0.01a
|
7.38 ± 0.00f
|
516
|
Na
|
4.27 ± 0.00d
|
4.53 ± 0.01c
|
4.59 ± 0.01b
|
4.57 ± 0.00b
|
4.66 ± 0.01a
|
3.71 ± 0.00e
|
296
|
Fe
|
2.16 ± 0.00e
|
2.34 ± 0.01d
|
2.83 ± 0.01b
|
2.83 ± 0.00b
|
2.95 ± 0.01a
|
2.53 ± 0.01c
|
16
|
Zn
|
2.64 ± 0.00c
|
1.53 ± 0.01f
|
2.38 ± 0.01e
|
2.74 ± 0.01b
|
2.84 ± 0.01a
|
2.56 ± 0.01d
|
3.20
|
Cu
|
0.09 ± 0.01bc
|
0.12 ± 0.00b
|
0.10 ± 0.01b
|
0.15 ± 0.01a
|
0.16 ± 0.01a
|
0.09 ± 0.01bc
|
0.89
|
Mn
|
0.19 ± 0.00d
|
0.24 ± 0.00c
|
0.31 ± 0.01a
|
0.27 ± 0.01b
|
0.29 ± 0.01ab
|
0.16 ± 0.01e
|
1.50
|
Na/K
|
0.50a
|
0.49a
|
0.48a
|
0.45b
|
0.31c
|
0.50a
|
< 1.00
|
Ca/P
|
0.31a
|
0.10c
|
0.09c
|
0.10c
|
0.15b
|
0.09c
|
> 1.00
|
- Means (±SEM) with different alphabetical superscripts in the same column are significantly different at P < 0.05
- Key: 100% Plantain flour; PSC: Plantain: Soycake (70:30%); PSR: Plantain: Soycake: Rice bran (65:30:5%); PSO: Plantain: Soycake: Oat bran (65:30:5%); PSRO: Plantain: Soycake: Rice bran: Oat bran (60:30:5:5); Cerolina: a commercial flour meal. Ref: NIS [118]