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