Parameters Unit Millet flour(0.5mm) Cowpea flour (0.5mm) Yellow cornflour (0.5mm) Peanut flour(0.5mm)
Moisture % 8.0 ± 0.4 5.5 ± 0.2 8.1 ± 0.4 3.2 ± 0.2
Ashes % 1.2 ± 0.1 3.1 ± 0.2 1.0 ± 0.1 2.0 ± 0.2
Proteins % 7.4 ± 0.2 17.8 ± 0.6 9.1 ± 0.5 30.0 ± 1.0
Fats % 4.8 ± 0.4 1.1 ± 0.2 2.7 ± 0.2 50.3 ± 0.7
Cellulose % 2.3 ± 0.2 1.1 ± 0.2 1.4 ± 0.2 4.3 ± 0.2
Carbohydrates % 76 ± 4 71 ± 4 77 ± 4 10 ± 3
Calcium mg /100g 17.3 ± 0.7 8.2 ± 0.5 12.8 ± 0.5 4.9 ± 0.5
Phosphorus mg /100g 205 ± 14 304 ± 20 219 ± 12 168 ± 20
Magnesium mg /100g 39 ± 5 138 ± 12 49 ± 5 69 ± 8
Potassium mg /100g 259 ± 22 1075 ± 126 238 ± 18 499 ± 43
Table 1: Physicochemical tests carried out on flours only.