Raw material Moisture content Protein Crude fat Crude fiber Ash Available carbohydrates*
Dried Jew's mallow leaves 8.60 ± 0.38 30.06  ± 3.44 6.78 ± 0.37 11.63 ± 0.41 14.62 ± 1.39 36.91
Rice flour 12.90 ± 0.61 10.33 ± 0.80 1.18 ± 0.29 0.23 ± 0.03 0.84 ± 0.20 87.42
Each value is mean ± SD of triplicates
*The available carbohydrates were calculated by difference
Table 1: Chemical composition of raw materials (g 100 g-1 dry weight)