Nutritional and Phytochemical Composition of Bambara Groundnut (Vigna subterranea [L.] Verdc) Landraces in Kenya

Table 2

Proximate and mineral composition of the tested Bambara groundnut landraces (combined seasons).

Landraces	Moisture (%)	Total ash (%)	Fats (%)	Protein (%)	Fe (mg/100 g)	Zn (mg/100 g)	K (mg/100 g)	Na (mg/100 g)
LU-123	3.467 i	4.195 bcde	6.553 b	24.535 bc	4.743 bcd	0.257 abc	1031.110 bcd	129.663 a
BS-114	4.892 def	4.694 a	4.563 h	26.002 a	4.623 cde	0.173 abc	1063.190 abc	118.307 c
MU-137	5.852 b	4.226 bcd	5.808 de	22.043 ij	4.917 abc	0.111 c	934.837 ef	25.140 o
BG-125	6.238 a	4.070 def	7.024 a	21.812 j	5.125 a	0.422 a	994.542 cde	27.290 n
BS-148	4.620 fg	4.272 bcd	4.969 g	24.900 b	4.855 abcd	0.092 c	1082.862 ab	44.910 k
BS-104	5.815 b	3.936 ef	6.242 bc	22.490 hi	4.960 ab	0.057 c	820.393 g	27.467 n
KS-118	3.787 hi	4.029 def	6.218 bc	22.438 hij	4.623 cde	0.226 abc	1044.433 bcd	104.515 d
BS-102	5.648 bc	4.459 ab	5.493 ef	23.247 fg	4.843 abcd	0.226 abc	964.153 def	64.965 g
LU-124	3.490 i	4.231 bcd	6.136 cd	24.188 cd	4.840 abcd	0.224 abc	997.355 cde	52.050 h
BS-103	5.072 d	3.590 g	5.983 cd	22.918 gh	4.842 abcd	0.373 ab	819.335 g	49.475 i
BS-145	4.677 efg	4.139 cde	5.395 f	24.357 bc	4.683 bcde	0.127 bc	1133.800 a	66.520 f
BS-141	4.987 de	3.171 h	6.053 cd	24.395 bc	4.585 de	0.070 c	983.067 cde	36.622 l
KS-116	3.678 i	3.827 fg	6.930 a	21.178 k	4.822 abcd	0.086 c	974.678 de	29.360 m
BS-142	4.503 g	4.054 def	5.605 ef	23.915 cde	4.370 ef	0.242 abc	982.713 cde	80.787 e
BG-112	4.032 h	4.398 bc	5.811 de	23.165 fg	4.068 f	0.079 c	1108.542 ab	81.082 e
KS-108	5.438 c	4.096 def	5.618 ef	23.405 efg	4.095 f	0.267 abc	882.490 fg	122.253 b
BG-109	4.710 efg	4.012 def	5.593 ef	23.660 def	4.105 f	0.186 abc	991.513 cde	46.825 j
value	<0.0001	<0.0001	<0.0001	<0.0001	<0.0001	<0.0001	<0.0001	<0.0001
Standard error	0.065	0.056	0.068	0.124	0.063	0.051	16.261	0.209
Season 1	4.786	4.088	5.886	23.492	4.675	0.192	988.805	65.198
Season 2	4.732	4.077	5.878	23.408	4.630	0.187	988.725	65.065
value	0.093^NS	0.679^NS	0.806^NS	0.165^NS	0.147^NS	0.843^NS	0.992^NS	0.193^NS
Standard error	0.022	0.019	0.023	0.042	0.022	0.012	5.578	0.072
Landrace × season	0.906^NS	1.000^NS	1.000^NS	1.000^NS	1.000^NS	1.000^NS	1.000^NS	1.000^NS

Key: values with the same letters within the column are not significantly different at α = 0.05.