Development, Characterization, and Optimization of Protein Level in Date Bars Using Response Surface Methodology

Table 5

Mean values for moisture, crude protein, crude fat, crude fiber, ash, and NFE in date bars (%)*.

Treatment	Moisture	Crude protein	Crude fat	Crude fiber	Ash	NFE
𝑇0	15.56 ± 0.02j	7.41 ± 0.01j	5.55 ± 0.02j	3.58 ± 0.01ef	2.30 ± 0.01g	81.12 ± 0.07a
𝑇1	16.34 ± 0.01h	9.80 ± 0.02h	6.37 ± 0.02g	3.65 ± 0.02de	2.64 ± 0.02f	77.53 ± 0.01b
𝑇2	16.63 ± 0.01g	10.49 ± 0.01g	8.03 ± 0.02b	3.84 ± 0.02ab	2.84 ± 0.01abc	74.79 ± 0.02e
𝑇3	17.23 ± 0.01e	12.16 ± 0.01e	7.20 ± 0.02e	3.74 ± 0.01c	2.80 ± 0.02bcd	74.09 ± 0.01f
𝑇4	18.20 ± 0.01c	13.76 ± 0.01c	6.16 ± 0.02h	3.56 ± 0.02f	2.66 ± 0.02ef	73.85 ± 0.05g
𝑇5	18.42 ± 0.01b	14.48 ± 0.01b	7.87 ± 0.01c	3.91 ± 0.02a	2.87 ± 0.02ab	70.85 ± 0.02j
𝑇6	18.70 ± 0.02a	14.96 ± 0.01a	7.07 ± 0.02f	3.70 ± 0.01cd	2.77 ± 0.02cd	71.48 ± 0.03i
𝑇7	17.41 ± 0.01d	12.63 ± 0.02d	8.37 ± 0.01a	3.88 ± 0.02ab	2.91 ± 0.02a	72.20 ± 0.04h
𝑇8	16.86 ± 0.02f	11.64 ± 0.02f	6.04 ± 0.01i	3.60 ± 0.03ef	2.61 ± 0.02f	76.10 ± 0.06d
𝑇9	16.18 ± 0.01i	9.30 ± 0.02i	7.38 ± 0.02d	3.79 ± 0. 02bc	2.75 ± 0.01de	76.77 ± 0.02c

Means with different letters in each column differ highly significantly 𝑃<0.01*: dry weight basis.