Table 4 In vivo protein quality indices of raw and macerated African elemi pulp-based diets fed to rats

7.71 ± 0.34^c

7.39 ± 0.29^c

7.66 ± 0.51^c

8.14 ± 0.21^c

6.01 ± 0.43^a

10.42 ± 0.83^b

0.62 ± 0.16^b

0.82 ± 0.19^b

0.61 ± 0.08^b

0.59 ± 0.10^b

0.36 ± 0.02^a

0.51 ± 0.25^ab

115.09 ± 20.63^ab

106.42 ± 11.51^ab

112.43 ± 38.38^ab

126.21 ± 29.52^ab

85.55 ± 4.40^a

142.68 ± 39.39^b

28.50 ± 1.38^b

28.58 ± 3.85^b

25.67 ± 3.88^ab

26.83 ± 5.92^ab

23.33 ± 0.76^a

20.67 ± 9.07^a

2.03 ± 0.23^c

2.16 ± 0.05^c

2.15 ± 0.45^c

2.28 ± 0.35^c

1.11 ± 0.24^a

2.67 ± 0.37^b

68.21 ± 4.89^b

69.73 ± 5.56^b

66.29 ± 18.97^b

74.07 ± 4.83^a

–

80.07 ± 7.26^a

85.46 ± 3.09^c

82.90 ± 4.51^c

85.71 ± 2.37^c

86.80 ± 2.18^c

69.59 ± 1.0^a

92.63 ± 2.57^b

94.04 ± 3.42^a

91.97 ± 4.63^a

94.15 ± 2.13^a

94.86 ± 2.21^a

–

97.82 ± 2.32^a

72.53 ± 3.68^a

75.86 ± 9.40^a

70.36 ± 9.52^a

78.04 ± 3.48^a

–

82.17 ± 5.78^a