Research Article
Physicochemical Characterization of Detarium microcarpum Seeds from Northern Benin
Table 1
Proximate composition of Detarium microcarpum seeds in North Benin.
| Areas | Municipalities | Water and volatile matter content (%) | Protein (% DM) | Total sugar content (% DM) | Lipid content (% DM) | Raw fibers (% DM) | Ash content (% DM) |
| Sudanian | Banikoara | | | | | | | Kandi | | | | | | | Malanville | | | | | | | Karimama | | | | | | | Ségbana | | | | | | | Gogounou | | | | | | | Kérou | | | | | | | Kouandé | | | | | | | Péhunco | | | | | | | Tanguiéta | | | | | | | Boukombé | | | | | | | Bembèrèkè | | | | | | | Sinendé | | | | | | | Djougou | | | | | | | Copargo | | | | | | | Sudanese-Guinean | N’Dali | | | | | | | Parakou | | | | | | | Pèrèrè | | | | | | | Kalalé | | | | | | | Tchaourou | | | | | | | Nikki | | | | | | | Bassila | | | | | | | | Total | | | | | | |
|
|
Values with different letters in the same column are significantly different at the 5% level.
|