Table 5 Proximate composition of raw and cooked broiler chicken nugget extended with legume flours

Moisture

60.18 ± 6.41^a

51.18 ± 2.59^c

51.04 ± 2.73^c

52.67 ± 1.10^b

Crude protein

25.17 ± 0.52^a

24.94 ± 0.29^b

24.78 ± 0.13^bc

23.71 ± 0.94^c

Ether extract

6.18 ± 0.38^c

6.52 ± 0.04^b

6.78 ± 0.22^a

6.74 ± 0.18^a

Ash

2.04 ± 0.28^b

2.38 ± 0.06^a

2.44 ± 0.12^a

2.40 ± 0.08^a

Crude fibre

0.80 ± 0.03^b

0.90 ± 0.07^a

0.82 ± 0.01^b

0.80 ± 0.03^b

Nitrogen Free Extract

5.63 ± 6.27^c

14.10 ± 2.20^a

14.16 ± 2.26^a

13.68 ± 1.78^b

 Moisture

43.10 ± 0.35^b

43.38 ± 0.63^a

42.80 ± 0.05^c

41.70 ± 1.05^d

 Crude protein

32.91 ± 0.61^a

32.90 ± 0.60^a

32.40 ± 0.10^b

31.00 ± 1.30^c

 Ether extract

9.80 ± 0.29^a

9.12 ± 0.39^d

9.44 ± 0.07^c

9.66 ± 0.15^b

 Ash

3.88 ± 0.03^ab

3.94 ± 0.03^ab

4.00 ± 0.09^a

3.80 ± 0.11^b

 Crude fibre

0.90 ± 0.03^a

0.90 ± 0.03^a

0.86 ± 0.01^c

0.80 ± 0.07^d

 Nitrogen Free Extract

9.41 ± 1.27^d

9.76 ± 0.92^c

10.50 ± 0.18^b

13.04 ± 2.36^a