Economic Viability and Use Dynamics of the Enset Food System in Ethiopia: Its Implications for Food Security

Table 3

Nutritional composition of Enset crop grain compared to maize, wheat teff, and rice.

Nutritional content	Enset	Maize	Wheat	Teff	Rice
Ash	9.13	1.4	1.6	2.8	1.4
Crude protein (CP)	5.98	8–11	11.7	11	7.3
Crude fat (CF)	0.84	4.9	2	2.5	2.2
Crude fiber (CF)	9.48	—	2	3	0.6–1.0
Carbohydrates	74.57	64.77	64.72	73	78.24
Starch	60.62	72	71	73	64

Source: [59]; [60–63] [64, 65].