Constituents (%)

Blends

C.D. at 5%

T0

T4

T8

T12

T0

Moisture

8.8±0.02

8.89±0.01

8.12±0.00

8.76±0.02

8.41±0.04

NS

Protein

11.8±0.02

12.86±0.05

14.85±0.01

1 5.37±0.01

1 5.98±0.05

0.247

Fat

1.5±0.03

2.26±0.00

3.28±0.02

3.28±0.03

3.95±0.02

1.671

Fibre

1.2±0.02

1.74±0.02

1.45±0.04

1.72±0.02

2.05±0.01

0.038

Ash

2.0±0.03

2.16±0.03

2.23±0.02

2.31±0.04

2.70±0.01

0.861

Carbohydrates

74.2±0.04

71.66±0.02

67.87±0.05

67.6±0.02

65.99±0.02

0.239

*Values are average of 3 replications
Table 1: Proximate composition of different kinds of blends.