Research Article

Influence of Shade in Cocoa Agroforestry Systems on Physicochemical and Functional Characteristics of Cocoa Beans in Bonon, Central-West Côte d’Ivoire

Table 3

Physicochemical properties of cocoa beans from different fields.

SamplepHTotal acidity (meq/100 g)Ash (%)Brix degreeVitamin C (mg/100 g)Moisture (%)Lipids (%)Carbohydrates (%)Proteins (%)Energy value (kcal)

FS1cabaababaababacab
SS1eabaabdaacabcd
S1deababbdaabad
FS2aaaabcabcabcb
SS2eabababdacabcd
S2bbababbcabcaabbc
FS3eabbaaabcacb
SS3cdabababdaacabcd
S3cabaabcabcaacc

Values with different alphabetical letters on the same line are statistically different (). FS1: full shade field 1; SS1: semishade field 1; S1: sun field 1; FS2: full shade field 2; SS2: semishade field 2; S2: sun field 2; FS3: shade field 3; SS3: semishade field 3; S3: sun field 3.