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Proximate, Antinutrients and Mineral Composition of Raw and Processed (Boiled and Roasted) Sphenostylis stenocarpa Seeds from Southern Kaduna, Northwest Nigeria

Table 2

Antinutrients composition of processed and unprocessed African Yam Bean (Sphenostylis stenocarpa) based on dry mass of the seeds.
 Oxalate
(mg/kg)		Tannins
(mg/g)		Phytate
(mg/100 g)		Trypsin inhibitor
(mg/100 g)		HCN
(mg/kg)
Raw
Boiled
Roasted
Permissible limit3–5 mg/kg20 mg/g250–500 mg0.7–3.0 mg/100 g50 mg/kg
Values are expressed as mean ± SEM. Different superscripts down the column are significantly different from each other at .