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).
| Variables | Moisture | | | | | | | | | | | Total ash | −0.042 | Total ash | | | | | | | | | | Alkaloids | 0.113 | −0.358 | Alkaloids | | | | | | | | | Tannins | 0.050 | 0.165 | −0.188 | Tannins | | | | | | | | Saponins | 0.140 | 0.044 | 0.177 | 0.490 | Saponins | | | | | | | Flavonoids | 0.221 | −0.169 | 0.368 | 0.283 | 0.590 | Flavonoids | | | | | | Fats | −0.113 | −0.461 | −0.006 | −0.162 | 0.068 | 0.324 | Fats | | | | | Protein | −0.229 | 0.276 | −0.027 | 0.206 | −0.285 | −0.239 | −0.721 | Protein | | | | Iron | 0.263 | −0.060 | 0.263 | 0.382 | 0.595 | 0.956 | 0.345 | −0.253 | Iron | | | Sodium | −0.376 | 0.418 | −0.115 | −0.128 | −0.316 | −0.597 | −0.313 | 0.489 | −0.485 | Sodium | | Potassium | −0.473 | 0.429 | −0.489 | 0.347 | −0.169 | −0.254 | −0.287 | 0.438 | −0.195 | 0.285 | Potassium | Zinc | 0.177 | 0.009 | 0.253 | −0.250 | −0.373 | 0.007 | 0.269 | −0.130 | 0.141 | 0.231 | −0.253 |
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NB: values in bold are not equal to zero at alpha = 0.05 significance level.
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