Variations of Nutrient and Antinutrient Components of Bambara Groundnut (Vigna subterranea (L.) Verdc.) Seeds

Table 1

Descriptive statistics of the nutrient and antinutrient compositions.

Traits	Mean	Std. error	Std. dev	C.V.	Min	Max	Range
Carbohydrate (%)	58.34	0.30	4.12	0.07	50.6	69.3	18.7
Ash (%)	3.82	0.07	0.91	23.78	0.76	6.39	5.63
MC (%)	8.86	0.19	2.62	29.50	2.88	13.55	10.67
Protein (%)	22.43	0.16	2.12	9.45	12.51	26.72	14.21
Fat (%)	6.49	0.09	1.20	18.51	3.19	9.88	6.69
Tryptophan	0.21	0.00	0.06	30.34	0.09	0.47	0.38
Tannin (%)	0.20	0.01	0.08	40.45	0.08	0.42	0.34
Phytate (mg/100 g)	5.61	0.07	0.95	16.94	3.24	8.32	5.08

^†Std. error: standard error; Std. dev: standard deviation; C.V: coefficient of variation in %; Min: minimum; Max: maximum.