Physicochemical Characteristics and Composition of Three Morphotypes of Cyperus esculentus Tubers and Tuber Oils

Table 1

Physical characteristics and proximate composition of Cyperus esculentus morphotypes tubers.

Parameters	Morphotype 1	Morphotype 2	Morphotype 3
Mean length (cm)	1.24 ± 0.05^a	0.98 ± 0.06^b	1.31 ± 0.06^a
Mean width (cm)	0.97 ± 0.05^a,b	0.90 ± 0.08^b	1.19 ± 0.05^a
1000 dried tubers (g)	814.3 ± 184.1^a	598.00 ± 115.00^b	1044.00 ± 394.60^a
Moisture (g 100 g^−1)	5.19 ± 0.18^a	4.56 ± 0.22^a	4.99 ± 0.78^a
Crude oil (g 100 g^−1)	26.14 ± 0.71^b	28.94 ± 0.37^a	24.91 ± 0.94^c
Protein (g 100 g^−1)	3.47 ± 0.71^a,b	4.33 ± 0.6^a	3.3 ± 0.26^b
Ash (g 100 g^−1)	1.81 ± 0.24^a,b	1.69 ± 0.21^b	2.21 ± 0.39^a
Carbohydrates (g 100 g^−1)	68.24 ± 1.28^a,b	64.73 ± 1.21^b	69.21 ± 1.30^a

Values are means ± standard deviation for . Data in the same row followed by different letters are significantly different (p < 0.05).