Table 2 Mineral and anti-nutrient compositions (g/100g DM) of raw and differently processed Tomentosa nilotica, Dioclea reflexa and Monodora myristica seed meals

Tomentosa nilotica

Raw

2.20 ± 0.08^a

1.10 ± 0.05^a

2.70 ± 0.15^a

4.40 ± 0.89^a

3.51 ± 0.05^b

4.18 ± 0.18^a

Dioclea reflexa

1.70 ± 0.02^b

0.80 ± 0.04^b

0.30 ± 0.21^b

2.00 ± 0.04^c

3.75 ± 0.24^b

4.67 ± 0.15^a

Monodora myristica

1.63 ± 0.01^b

0.80 ± 0.04^b

0.36 ± 0.49^b

4.08 ± 0.16^b

4.63 ± 0.19^a

3.73 ± 0.09^b

Tomentosa nilotica

Boiled

2.50 ± 0.50^a

1.95 ± 0.13^a

4.10 ± 0.23^a

2.06 ± 0.27^b

1.53 ± 0.30^b

2.04 ± 0.21^a

Dioclea reflexa

1.60 ± 0.00^b

1.30 ± 0.19^b

2.80 ± 0.14^b

1.80 ± 0.61^c

1.76 ± 0.17^b

2.02 ± 0.06^a

Monodora myristica

1.70 ± 0.01^b

1.25 ± 0.01^b

2.70 ± 0.02^b

3.98 ± 0.32^a

2.66 ± 0.33^a

1.71 ± 0.03^b

Tomentosa nilotica

Soaked

2.60 ± 0.18^a

1.43 ± 0.08^a

3.90 ± 0.16^a

2.97 ± 0.12^a

0.53 ± 0.00^b

1.50 ± 0.11^a

Dioclea reflexa

2.06 ± 0.68^b

1.50 ± 0.15^a

2.06 ± 0.05^b

0.80 ± 0.18^b

0.78 ± 0.01^a

1.02 ± 0.09^b

Monodora myristica

2.20 ± 0.12^ab

1.10 ± 0.11^b

2.20 ± 0.15^b

2.90 ± 0.58^a

0.60 ± 0.01^b

1.08 ± 0.08^b

Tomentosa nilotica

Roasted

2.90 ± 0.02^a

1.95 ± 0.11^a

2.30 ± 0.01^a

2.80 ± 0.55^a

2.06 ± 0.03^b

2.83 ± 0.08^a

Dioclea reflexa

2.34 ± 0.03^b

1.67 ± 0.15^b

1.02 ± 0.00^b

1.05 ± 0.49^b

2.63 ± 0.13^a

2.86 ± 0.03^a

Monodora myristica

2.25 ± 0.14^b

1.13 ± 0.05^c

2.05 ± 0.03^ab

2.63 ± 0.33^a

2.62 ± 0.01^a

1.97 ± 0.02^b

p value

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001