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Table 2 Proximate composition (g/100 g) of fresh ipekere agbado samples

From: Quality evaluation and storage properties of traditional maize-based snacks: Ipekere Agbado enriched with Bambara groundnut

Samples

Moisture

Crude protein

Crude fat

Crude fiber

Total ash

Carbohydrate

CTRL

10.29 ± 1.51a

5.79 ± 0.05d

8.62 ± 0.15c

3.56 ± 0.23a

2.32 ± 0.19b

69.42 ± 1.58a

MB10

8.38 ± 0.44c

8.08 ± 0.04c

11.72 ± 0.45b

2.87 ± 0.06b

2.43 ± 0.11b

66.52 ± 0.60b

MB20

9.24 ± 1.73ab

10.34 ± 0.02b

17.51 ± 0.19b

2.57 ± 0.23b

2.87 ± 0.29b

67.47 ± 1.45b

MB30

9.68 ± 1.12a

12.21 ± 0.04a

21.63 ± 0.41a

1.39 ± 0.11c

3.64 ± 0.18a

51.47 ± 1.45c

*NIS Ref

< 10.00

> 10.00

10.00–25.00

< 5.00

< 3.00

> 64.00

  1. Values are mean ± standard deviation. Values with the same superscript in the same column are not significantly different (p < 0.05)
  2. CTRL: Commercial ipekere agbado (Maize 100%); MB10: (Maize 90% + Bambara groundnut flour 10%) ipekere agbado; MB20: (Maize 80% + Bambara groundnut flour 20%) ipekere agbado; and MB30: (Maize 70% + Bambara groundnut flour 30%) ipekere agbado
  3. *NIS Ref. (NIS 2004)