Phytochemical Screening and Multivariate Analysis on Physicochemical and Nutraceutical Value of Kocho from False Banana (Enset)

Table 4

Proximate composition and physical characteristics of traditionally fermented kocho Ethiopian false banana foodstuff (four-factorial interactions).

	Mean values (%)
	Fat	Moisture (wet basis)	Moisture (dry basis)	Energy	pH	Ash
L1V1S1F4	0.62^hij	50.57^o	5.63^f	352.83^c	3.00^p	3.57^a
L2V1S1F4	0.80^g	56.17^l	5.34^fg	345.66^efg	3.20^o	3.49^ab
L1V2S1F4	0.31^k	49.62^o	4.68^h	360.64^b	3.20^o	3.33^cd
L1V1S2F4	0.68^ghi	55.06^m	4.69^h	354.86^c	3.54^lm	3.33^cd
L2V2S1F4	0.55^ij	51.88^n	4.74^gh	349.75^d	3.50^m	3.21^e
L1V2S2F4	0.51^j	52.04^n	2.81^j	364.47^a	3.60^l	3.23^de
L2V1S2F4	0.77^gh	58.09^k	6.37^de	316.85^n	3.40^n	3.48^ab
L2V2S2F4	0.58^ij	54.96^m	3.45^i	354.33^c	3.60^l	2.99^g
L1V1S1F2	1.20^de	60.16^j	6.54^d	342.83^h	3.80^k	3.18^ef
L2V1S1F2	1.35^cd	64.76^i	7.48^c	327.75^l	3.61^l	3.39^bc
L2V1S1F0	1.69^a	78.28^a	9.34^a	314.73^n	4.15^h	2.46^j
L2V1S2F2	0.97^fg	68.95^f	7.29^c	322.79^m	3.90^j	2.94^gh
L2V2S1F2	1.32^cd	67.02^h	6.61^d	344.65^efg	3.80^k	3.10^f
L1V1S2F2	1.32^cd	68.12^fg	5.80^ef	347.12^de	4.21^h	2.80^i
L2V2S2F2	0.65^hij	67.72^gh	5.66^f	339.28^hi	4.00^i	2.85^hi
L2V1S2F0	1.26^d	74.32^c	8.62^b	316.85^n	4.70^e	2.44^jk
L1V2S1F2	0.62^hij	58.22^k	5.87^ef	343.92^fg	3.90^j	3.14^ef
L1V1S1F0	1.55^ab	75.06^bc	8.72^ab	323.45^m	4.50^f	2.41^jk
L1V2S2F2	1.08^ef	65.48^i	4.32^h	347.60^def	4.31^g	2.78^i
L2V2S1F0	1.42^bc	75.47^b	8.41^b	324.04^m	4.51^f	2.41^jk
L1V2S1F0	1.26^d	70.34^e	7.32^c	337.37^ij	5.40^b	2.07^m
L1V1S2F0	1.57^ab	72.72^d	6.31^de	335.11^j	4.90^c	2.35^k
L1V2S2F0	1.09^ef	69.04^f	5.44^f	331.35^k	6.50^a	2.07^m
L2V2S2F0	1.06^ef	72.36^d	7.49^c	347.09^de	4.80^d	2.24^l

Note: L₁, L₂: location: L₁: Disa Kera; L₂: Koysha Gorta; V₁, V₂: kocho variety: V₁: Meazia; V₂: Katania; S₁, S₂: starter culture: S₁: with gamma; S₂: without gamma; F₀, F₂, and F₄: fermentation time: F₀: unfermented kocho (initial); F₂: 2 months fermented kocho; F₄: 4 months fermented kocho. Means within the column with different letters are significantly different ().