Research Article

Evaluation of Nutritional and Antinutritional Properties of African Yam Bean (Sphenostylis stenocarpa (Hochst ex. A. Rich.) Harms.) Seeds

Table 3

Proximate composition (mean ± standard deviation) of unprocessed flour.

AccessionMC (%)ASH (%)FAT (%)CP (%)CF (%)CHO (%)

TSs14.14 ± 0.013.16 ± 0.111.61 ± 0.4419.78 ± 0.705.27 ± 0.9566.04 ± 0.29
TSs1019.95 ± 0.093.64 ± 0.032.18 ± 0.0222.74 ± 0.166.25 ± 0.2755.23 ± 0.57
TSs10410.03 ± 0.053.10 ± 0.301.77 ± 0.0519.39 ± 1.905.35 ± 0.2960.35 ± 2.60
TSs10910.28 ± 0.043.42 ± 0.031.58 ± 0.0821.39 ± 0.205.26 ± 0.2558.08 ± 0.53
TSs113.31 ± 0.053.06 ± 0.011.55 ± 0.0719.13 ± 0.065.89 ± 0.2367.06 ± 0.18
TSs1610.06 ± 0.083.42 ± 0.041.70 ± 0.4921.37 ± 0.265.58 ± 0.2657.87 ± 0.97
TSs239.89 ± 0.053.51 ± 0.081.80 ± 0.1921.93 ± 0.487.69 ± 2.6555.19 ± 2.33
TSs2410.54 ± 0.023.41 ± 0.002.62 ± 0.0721.34 ± 0.025.35 ± 0.1556.72 ± 0.09
TSs2710.34 ± 0.033.25 ± 0.021.50 ± 0.1620.33 ± 0.115.50 ± 0.2659.07 ± 0.25
TSs34.19 ± 0.033.06 ± 0.041.91 ± 0.1619.15 ± 0.244.66 ± 0.1167.03 ± 0.52
TSs309.75 ± 0.063.37 ± 0.011.85 ± 0.0921.04 ± 0.074.79 ± 0.1859.20 ± 0.25
TSs339.36 ± 0.083.32 ± 0.012.10 ± 0.1420.76 ± 0.055.31 ± 0.2859.16 ± 0.01
TSs389.83 ± 0.003.99 ± 0.051.34 ± 0.2824.93 ± 0.295.68 ± 0.1354.23 ± 0.08
TSs44.21 ± 0.013.08 ± 0.061.31 ± 0.1819.26 ± 0.374.77 ± 0.0867.36 ± 0.52
TSs449.88 ± 0.203.38 ± 0.041.42 ± 0.0621.16 ± 0.244.76 ± 0.2159.41 ± 0.08
TSs6110.10 ± 0.023.67 ± 0.031.62 ± 0.0822.95 ± 0.175.98 ± 0.2255.68 ± 0.48
TSs6610.07 ± 0.053.42 ± 0.012.00 ± 0.1321.40 ± 0.045.42 ± 0.0957.69 ± 0.04
TSs679.99 ± 0.133.47 ± 0.021.87 ± 0.0221.71 ± 0.125.06 ± 0.2857.90 ± 0.54
TSs689.63 ± 0.013.64 ± 0.021.83 ± 0.1722.73 ± 0.155.22 ± 0.3356.96 ± 0.01
TSs769.86 ± 0.093.59 ± 0.051.53 ± 0.2022.45 ± 0.293.96 ± 0.2258.60 ± 0.17
TSs7710.83 ± 0.113.63 ± 0.111.54 ± 0.0322.69 ± 0.695.04 ± 0.1356.27 ± 0.85
TSs8110.04 ± 0.043.55 ± 0.011.94 ± 0.1222.19 ± 0.063.99 ± 0.3758.30 ± 0.37
TSs829.60 ± 0.143.48 ± 0.151.80 ± 0.2421.78 ± 0.914.90 ± 0.1358.44 ± 1.32
TSs94.62 ± 0.033.19 ± 0.131.81 ± 0.3719.96 ± 0.813.20 ± 0.2067.21 ± 1.08
TSs9810.45 ± 0.163.21 ± 0.061.77 ± 0.4020.03 ± 0.394.86 ± 0.3659.68 ± 1.38

LSD0.170.170.421.031.261.72
F values1752.0216.313.9416.313.7947.33

F values represent one-way ANOVA, degrees of freedom (df) = 24. , MC = moisture content; CP = crude protein; CF = crude fiber; CHO = carbohydrate, STD = standard deviation, TSs = tropical Sphenostylis stenocarpa; SNE = sample not enough.