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Table 1 Proximate compositions (d.w.) of blends of maize and almond flours (%)

From: Nutritional quality of formulated complementary diet from defatted almond seed, yellow maize and quality protein maize flours

Samples

Moisture content

Total ash

Crude fat

Crude fibre

Crude protein

Carbohydrate

DQPM

6.74 ± 0.02b

2.01 ± 0.02d

7.27 ± 0.04c

0.97 ± 0.02a

26.77 ± 0.03b

62.99 ± 0.13d

DGQPM

6.15 ± 0.02d

2.07 ± 0.04c

4.69 ± 0.40d

0.94 ± 0.02a

27.64 ± 0.04a

64.67 ± 0.48b

FYM

6.54 ± 0.04c

0.55 ± 0.02e

8.00 ± 0.04b

0.96 ± 0.01a

26.62 ± 0.03c

63.87 ± 0.10c

FHQPM

7.24 ± 0.03a

2.16 ± 0.01b

9.82 ± 0.20a

0.97 ± 0.03a

24.28 ± 0.02d

62.77 ± 0.05e

CERC

3.32 ± 0.02e

3.38 ± 0.03a

4.49 ± 0.02d

0.62 ± 0.01b

23.29 ± 0.02d

68.20 ± 0.09a

  1. DQPM Dried Quality Protein Maize, DGQPM Dried Germinated Quality Protein Maize, FYM Fermented Yellow Maize, FHQPM Fermented High Quality Protein Maize, CERC Cerelac. Mean values with different superscript on the same column are significant (p < 0.05)