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Table 4 Phytochemical composition of wheat-aerial yam flour blends

From: Quality evaluation of chin-chin produced from aerial yam (Dioscorea bulbifera) and wheat flour blends

Samples

Alkaloid (mg/Kg)

Saponin (mg/Kg)

Flavonoid (mg/Kg)

Tannin (mg/Kg)

W100

0.27 ± 0.01 e

0.03 ± 0.01 f

0.06 ± 0.01 g

ND

W85AYS15

3.62 ± 0.01 c

2.84 ± 0.00 e

6.13 ± 0.00 e

0.04 ± 0.00 e

W67.5AYS32.5

6.00 ± 0.01 b

4.82 ± 0.04 c

10.62 ± 0.00 d

0.05 ± 0.00 b

W50AYS50

7.33 ± 0.01 a

5.56 ± 0.01 a

11.95 ± 0.01 b

0.06 ± 0.00 a

W85AYD15

3.56 ± 0.03 d

2.85 ± 0.01 e

5.89 ± 0.00 f

0.03 ± 0.00 f

W67.5AYD32.5

6.02 ± 0.01 b

4.70 ± 0.00 d

11.01 ± 0.01 c

0.04 ± 0.00 d

W50AYD50

7.32 ± 0.00 a

5.49 ± 0.01 b

12.06 ± 0.01 a

0.05 ± 0.00 c

  1. *Values are mean ± standard deviation. Values in a column with the same superscript are not significantly (p > 0.05) different from each other. ND = not detected. W100A0 = 100% wheat flour (control sample); W70AD30 = 70% wheat flour + 30% dehydrated aerial yam flour; W60AD40 = 60% wheat flour + 40% dehydrated aerial yam flour; W50AD50 = 50% wheat flour + 50% aerial yam flour; W70AS30 = 70% wheat flour + 30% sun−dried aerial yam flour; W60AS40 = 60% wheat flour + 40% sun−dried aerial yam flour; W50AS50 = 50% wheat flour + 50% sun−dried aerial yam flour