|
Parameters (%) |
Seed Sample |
| Light Brown (LB) |
Dark Brown (DB) |
| Moisture |
10.99b ± 0.1002 |
11.21a ± 0.0058 |
| Protein |
20.23b ± 0.5658 |
23.75a ± 0.0839 |
| Oil |
3.90a± 0.0500 |
3.17b± 0.0462 |
| Ash |
2.50a± 0.0000 |
2.17b± 0.0577 |
| Fiber |
3.08a± 0.0493 |
2.51b± 0.0058 |
| Carbohydrate (by difference) |
59.303b ± 0.4041 |
57.33a ± 0.2452 |
|
Seed colour: LB = Light brown and DB = Dark brown respectivelyEach value is a mean of three determinations.
Means followed by similar superscript letters in a column are not significantlydifferent at (P ≥ 0.05) |
| Table 1: Proximate chemical composition of the Tamarindus indica seed. |
