Elements
|
CTRL
|
MB10
|
MB20
|
MB30
|
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Na
|
183.5 ± 2.50b
|
157.00 ± 1.00a
|
136.00 ± 2.00c
|
182.50 ± 1.50b
|
K
|
204.50 ± 0.50a
|
203.00 ± 1.00c
|
195.00 ± 3.00b
|
194.50 ± 0.50b
|
Ca
|
2.60 ± 0.10a
|
1.51 ± 0.01b
|
1.50 ± 0.01b
|
1.49 ± 0.01b
|
Mg
|
1.21 ± 0.01a
|
0.82 ± 0.02d
|
0.91 ± 0.01c
|
1.11 ± 0.01b
|
Zn
|
0.32 ± 0.01a
|
0.25 ± 0.01b
|
0.20 ± 0.01c
|
0.24 ± 0.02bc
|
Cu
|
0.15 ± 0.01b
|
0.18 ± 0.00a
|
0.12 ± 0.01c
|
0.10 ± 0.0c
|
P
|
0.32 ± 0.00b
|
0.26 ± 0.00d
|
0.33 ± 0.00a
|
0.28 ± 0.00c
|
Fe
|
0.21 ± 0.02c
|
0.30 ± 0.01a
|
0.20 ± 0.01c
|
0.25 ± 0.01b
|
Na/K
|
0.90b
|
0.77c
|
0.70d
|
0.94a
|
Ca/P
|
8.13a
|
5.81b
|
4.55d
|
5.32c
|
- Values are mean ± standard deviation. Values with the same superscript in the same column are not significantly different (p < 0.05)
- 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