The Effects of Using Chemicals to Remove Slime from African Giant Land Snails Flesh during Processing on Some Nutritional and Biochemical Parameters

Table 2

Proximate composition of the different samples of Archachatina marginata meat.

Groups	DM (%)	Ash (% DM)	Crude protein (% DM)	Crude fibre (% DM)	Lipid (% DM)
Control (CW)	^bc	^b	^e	^b	^b
Lime 13.2% (LC)	^de	^bc	^a	^a	^b
Alum 1% (AC)	^cd	^cd	^b	^bc	^a
Salt 4% (SC)	^bc	^e	^c	^b	^b
Lime 6.6% (LB)	^d	^a	^a	^de	^b
Alum 0.5% (AB)	^bcd	^bc	^b	^ab	^b
Salt 2% (SB)	^a	^bc	^cd	^cd	^ab
Lime 3.3% (LA)	^e	^b	^b	^e	^ab
Alum 0.25 (AA)	^bcd	^cd	^c	^b	^c
Salt 1% (SA)	^b	^d	^d	^cd	6^c

Values are of 3 determinants, . Along the columns, values with the same letter (a, b, c, d, e) are not significantly different (). D.M: dry matter; CW: control sample washed without chemicals; LC: lime-treated sample at 13.2%; AC: alum-treated sample at 1%; SC: salt-treated sample at 4%; LB: lime-treated sample at 6.6%; AB: alum-treated sample at 0.5%; SB: salt-treated sample at 2%; LA: lime-treated sample at 3.3%; AA: alum-treated sample at 0.25%; SA: salt-treated sample at 1%.