Table 2

Level of dried Jew's mallow leaves (%)	Moisture content	Protein	Crude fat	Crude fiber	Ash	Available carbohydrates*
0 (control)	9.27^bc	9.35^d	1.57^c	0.19^e	0.83^d	88.06^a
1	9.50^a	10.66^c	1.78^b	0.30^de	0.98^cd	86.28^b
2	9.07^c	11.14^b	1.79^b	0.42^cd	1.12^bcd	85.53^bc
3	9.30^b	11.21^b	1.82^b	0.49^bc	1.40^abc	85.08^cd
4	9.13b^c	11.35^b	1.86^ab	0.62^ab	1.44^ab	84.73^cd
5	9.10b^c	11.67^a	1.98^a	0.71^a	1.73^a	83.91^d

Each value is mean of triplicates
*The available carbohydrates were calculated by difference Means within a column marked with different letters are significantly different at (p < 0.05).

Table 2: Chemical composition (g 100 g^-1 dry weight) of the Jew's mallow-rice based extrudates