Research Article

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

Table 4

Pearson correlation among 11 nutritional and phytochemical components of tested Bambara groundnut landraces (combined seasons).

VariablesMoisture
Total ash−0.042Total ash
Alkaloids0.113−0.358Alkaloids
Tannins0.0500.165−0.188Tannins
Saponins0.1400.0440.1770.490Saponins
Flavonoids0.221−0.1690.3680.2830.590Flavonoids
Fats−0.113−0.461−0.006−0.1620.0680.324Fats
Protein−0.2290.276−0.0270.206−0.285−0.239−0.721Protein
Iron0.263−0.0600.2630.3820.5950.9560.345−0.253Iron
Sodium−0.3760.418−0.115−0.128−0.316−0.597−0.3130.489−0.485Sodium
Potassium−0.4730.429−0.4890.347−0.169−0.254−0.2870.438−0.1950.285Potassium
Zinc0.1770.0090.253−0.250−0.3730.0070.269−0.1300.1410.231−0.253

NB: values in bold are not equal to zero at alpha = 0.05 significance level.