Table 1 Nutritional profile of stevia sweetened quinoa-tigernuts breakfast meal

Proximate compositions (g/100 g)

 Protein

15.54 ± 0.53^a

14.90 ± 0.19^ab

14.48 ± 0.37^b

14.01 ± 0.09^bc

13.42 ± 0.30^c

12.35 ± 0.80^d

 Fats and oils

16.90 ± 0.17^e

18.63 ± 0.28^d

19.81 ± 0.20^c

21.44 ± 0.61^b

23.02 ± 0.37^a

6.60 ± 0.36^f

 Carbohydrate

47.18 ± 0.85^b

46.46 ± 0.45^bc

45.91 ± 0.40^bc

45.01 ± 0.64 ^cd

44.32 ± 0.32^d

67.19 ± 0.08^a

 Crude fibre

17.61 ± 0.18^a

17.32 ± 0.03^b

17.21 ± 0.02^bc

17.04 ± 0.03 ^cd

16.85 ± 0.09^d

7.20 ± 0.36^e

 Insoluble dietary fibre

8.61 ± 0.53^d

9.85 ± 0.39^c

10.83 ± 0.18^b

11.08 ± 0.20^b

12.35 ± 0.34^a

1.20 ± 0.00^e

 Soluble dietary fibre

3.72 ± 0.31^b

3.25 ± 0.07^bc

2.41 ± 0.38^c

3.01 ± 0.63^bc

4.03 ± 0.37^b

6.04 ± 0.11^a

 Starch

49.48 ± 0.78^a

48.41 ± 0.55^a

46.83 ± 0.24^b

45.44 ± 0.43^c

44.07 ± 0.37^d

39.11 ± 3.17^e

 Digestible starch

32.85 ± 1.44^a

32.64 ± 0.36^a

31.91 ± 0.13^a

33.72 ± 0.91^a

32.86 ± 0.89^a

36.07 ± 1.66^e

 Sugar

12.12 ± 0.05^e

12.82 ± 0.18^d

13.12 ± 0.07^d

13.88 ± 0.16^c

14.47 ± 0.18^b

22.68 ± 0.24^a

 Ash content

2.39 ± 0.03^e

2.49 ± 0.05^de

2.58 ± 0.12 ^cd

2.68 ± 0.02^bc

2.77 ± 0.03^b

5.68 ± 0.22^a

Mineral compositions (mg/100 g)

 Calcium (Ca)

266.61 ± 1.64^b

263.38 ± 0.59^c

260.06 ± 1.38^d

259.63 ± 0.59^d

257.45 ± 0.89^d

455.0 ± 1.00^a

 Iron (Fe)

3.82 ± 0.12^b

3.83 ± 0.04^b

3.78 ± 0.03^b

3.55 ± 0.08^c

3.53 ± 0.11^c

9.08 ± 0.06^a

 Magnesium (Mg)

176.29 ± 5.95^a

164.78 ± 5.95^ab

160.35 ± 3.02^bc

155.10 ± 4.82^bc

152.34 ± 5.37^c

96.75 ± 5.00^d

 Sodium (Na)

11.25 ± 0.81^e

11.34 ± 0.48^de

12.85 ± 0.16 ^cd

13.66 ± 0.71^bc

14.52 ± 0.57^b

29.86 ± 3.65^a

 Potassium (K)

592.47 ± 9.00^b

562.5 ± 11.33^bc

551.68 ± 9.95^c

511.93 ± 14.17^d

481.81 ± 11.85^d

688.25 ± 6.94^a

 Phosphorus (P)

257.20 ± 15.35^a

251.39 ± 8.34^ab

245.59 ± 5.46^abc

231.75 ± 7.91^bc

223.74 ± 4.71^c

132.11 ± 10.32^d