| Type of food mixture |
Dietary fibre Insoluble Soluble Total |
| Non-germinated |
|
|
|
| U |
12.55 ± 0.95 |
2.23 ± 0.18 |
14.78 ± 0.76 |
| A |
11.04 ± 0.49
(-12.03) |
2.60 ± 0.08
(+16.50) |
13.64 ± 0.54
(-7.71) |
| A+F |
12.73 ± 0.87
(+1.43) |
1.13 ± 0.04
(-49.30) |
13.86 ± 0.92
(-6.22) |
| CD (P<0.05) |
2.82 |
0.43 |
2.68 |
| Germinated |
|
|
|
| U |
8.95 ± 0.05 |
1.38 ± 0.01 |
10.33 ± 0.07 |
| A |
11.60 ± 0.73
(+29.60) |
1.23 ± 0.07
(-10.80) |
12.83 ± 0.72
(+24.20) |
| A+F |
10.73 ± 0.28
(+19.88) |
0.43 ± 0.01
(-68.80) |
11.25 ± 0.17
(+8.90) |
| CD (P<0.05) |
1.60 |
0.15 |
1.52 |
| Overall CD (P<0.05) |
2.03 |
0.28 |
1.92 |
U-Unprocessed, A- Autoclaved, A+F- Autoclaved + fermented Values are mean ± SE of three independent determinations
Figures in parentheses indicate percent increase (+) or decrease (-) over control *Sorghum based food mixtures contain sorghum flour: tomato pulp: whey powder (2:1:1) |
