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Table 2 Proximate composition (g/100 g) and energy value (Kcal/100 g) of malted finger millet-watermelon seed flour blends

From: Extruded breakfast meal from malted finger millet (Eleusine coracana) and watermelon (Citrullus lanatus) seed flour: in-vivo nutritional qualities study

Parameters

Goldenmorn

MFMWM90

MFMWM86

MFMWM82

MFMWM78

MFMWM75

Basal

Moisture

5.16 ± 0.02c

7.39 ± 0.33a

6.48 ± 0.23b

6.57 ± 0.04b

7.44 ± 0.29a

7.02 ± 0.01ab

7.47 ± 0.37a

Total ash

2.13 ± 0.01d

1.40 ± 0.27e

4.56 ± 0.01a

2.64 ± 0.01c

3.44 ± 0.03b

2.57 ± 0.02c

1.33 ± 0.12e

Crude protein

13.00 ± 0.05e

12.83 ± 0.01f

13.43 ± 0.26d

13.83 ± 0.01c

14.45 ± 0.01b

15.14 ± 0.01a

10.30 ± 0.01 g

Crude fat

6.60 ± 0.03f

11.07 ± 0.01d

11.36 ± 0.01b

10.48 ± 0.01e

12.53 ± 0.01a

11.17 ± 0.01c

10.44 ± 0.12e

Crude fibre

7.20 ± 0.06a

2.27 ± 0.01f

3.02 ± 0.01d

2.92 ± 0.01e

3.33 ± 0.01b

3.15 ± 0.01c

2.13 ± 0.01 g

Carbohydrate

65.50 ± 0.50b

65.03 ± 0.25b

61.16 ± 0.48d

63.56 ± 0.03c

59.17 ± 0.09e

60.95 ± 0.01d

68.33 ± 0.51a

Energy

373.00 ± 0.29c

411.07 ± 11.34a

400.60 ± 8.14ab

403.88 ± 9.91ab

407.25 ± 10.42ab

404.89 ± 9.22ab

408.48 ± 10.48ab

  1. Means (± SEM) with different alphabetical superscripts in the same row are significantly different at P < 0.05
  2. Key: Goldenmorn (commercial control breakfast meal); Basal (animal chow); MFMWM90: Malted finger millet:Watermelon seeds (90.00:10.00%); MFMWM86: Malted finger millet:Watermelon seeds (86.25:13.75%); MFMWM82: Malted finger millet:Watermelon seeds (82.50:17.50%); MFMWM78: Malted finger millet:Watermelon seeds (78.75:21.25%) and MFMWM75: Malted finger millet:Watermelon seeds (75.00:25.00%)