Table 3 Percentage proximate compositions (mean values) of products from different sales outlets
Percentage proximate analysis (% w/w) | Sample collection spot | Whole maize (Oke 1965) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lagos | Study areas | Ibadan | Sango-Ota | ||
Moisture | 3.41 ± 0.02 | 6.65 ± 2.00 | 6.50 ± 2.01 | 6.75 ± 1.03 | NG |
Fat (ether extract) | 24.17 ± 2.01 | 23.58 ± 3.01 | 32.59 ± 0.02 | 19.68 ± 3.02 | 4.1 ± 1.02 |
Crude fibre | 1.89 ± 1.02 | 1.84 ± 0.01 | 2.78 ± 0.01 | 2.28 ± 0.01 | 1.3 ± 0.02 |
Crude protein | 6.80 ± 1.03 | 9.23 ± 2.03 | 6.76 ± 2.01 | 7.07 ± 1.03 | 11.8 ± 2.04 |
Ash | 1.97 ± 0.01 | 2.31 ± 0.02 | 2.16 ± 0.01 | 2.26 ± 0.12 | 3.7 ± 0.01 |
Carbohydrate | 61.76 ± 3.05 | 56.38 ± 1.02 | 49.21 ± 2.02 | 61.96 ± 0.22 | 82.6 ± 3.02 |