Mpamba expressed as percent (%) dry matter

Ingredient Analyzed	Moisture	Ash	Fiber	Protein	Fat	Energy Kj/g
CL	11.97 ± 0.75^a	13.6 ± 0.65^b	16.35 ± 0.75^a	21.17 ± 0.56^a	3.16 ± 0.00^b	20.59
CP	6.70 ± 0.09^b	46.6 ± 0.40^c	16.84 ± 0.26^a	7.40 ± 0.34^b	5. 92 ± 0.1^b	8.78
SPL	10.89 ± 0.31^a	85.75 ± 0.0^a	9.16 ± 0.70^c	8.40 ± 0.10^c	2.98 ± 0.25^b	29.7
SPP	25.95 ± 4.29 ^c	6.04 ± 0.45 ^b	3.26 ± 0.20 ^b	8.40 ± 0.80 ^c	5.01 ± 1.64 ^b	15.21
CYL	7.08 ± 1.56 ^a	14.84 ± 0.45 ^>b	3.95 ± 0.15 ^b	24.28 ± 0.11 ^d	7.23 ± 1.52 ^c	19.54
BL	7.80 ± 1.56 ^a	16.8 ± 3.50 ^b	6.95 ± 0.15 ^b	7.65 ± 0.23 ^b	2.22 ± 0.10 ^b	19.06
PPL	10.95 ± 0.10 ^a	13.5 ± 0.47 ^b	5.50 ± 0.20 ^b	2.78 ± 0.14 ^e	16.07 ± 0.10 ^a	15.21
BJ	20.79 ± 0.71 ^d	23.1 ± 0.91 ^c	6.40 ± 0.75 ^b	24. 35 ± 0.7 ^d	5.65 ± 0.93 ^b	12.4
MZB	8.87 ± 0.90 ^a	3.72 ± 0.32 ^b	3.40 ± 0.15 ^b	11.81 ± 0.11 ^c	7.28 ± 1.90 ^c	15.72
MFP	10.05 ± 1.00 ^a	11.9 ± 0.21 ^b	6.35 ± 0.25 ^b	11.40 ± 0.11 ^c	4.64 ± 1.49 ^b	12.22
AK	10.37 ± 0.43 ^a	7.06 ± 0.05 ^b	5.5 ± 0.35 ^b	12.07 ± 0.18 ^c	10.58 ± 1.00 ^c	19.63
JF	8.44 ± 0.20 ^a	9.05 ± 0.15 ^b	7.0 ± 0.20 ^b	4.77 ± 0.45 ^b	7.83 ± 0.25c	19.27
SPM	9.67 ± 0.11 ^a	85.7 ± 0.15 ^a	3.19 ± 0.30 ^b	11.97 ± 0.45 ^c	3.2 ± 0.45 ^b	15.32

Table 1: Proximate composition of plant ingredients from Mpamba (Mean ± SE) expressed as percent (%) dry matter. Values (Mean ± SE) in a column with different superscript letters are significantly different (P<0.05); Where; CL: Cassava Leaf, CP: Cassava Peels, SML: Sweet Potato Meal, SPP: Sweet Potato Peel, CYL: Cocoa yam, BL: Banana Leaf, PPL: Papaya Leaf Meal, BJ: Black Jack, MZB: Maize Bran, MFP: Mexican fireplant, AK: Akee, JF: Jackfruit, SPM: Sweet potato meal.

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