Research Article

Biochemical Composition Variation among Southern Ethiopian Arabica Coffee (Coffea arabica L.) Genotypes

Table 3

Mean, minimum, maximum, and range of 8 biochemical traits.

VariableMeanRangeCV (%)Lsd (5%)

CP8.75 ± 0.776.93–10.145.451.64
EE11.30 ± 1.128.89–16.081.240.48
CF16.29 ± 3.726.79–22.254.872.70
CA4.33 ± 0.722.51–5.471.750.26
MC9.56 ± 0.608.37–10.935.511.81
TCH49.78 ± 4.2140.65–59.382.434.20
CV335.74 ± 15.77307.39–382.771.2314.20
DM90.44 ± 0.6089.08–91.630.581.81

MC = Moisture content, EE = Crude fat, CF = Crude fiber, CA = Ash content, TCA = Total carbohydrate, CV = Coefficient of variation, Lsd = Least Significant Difference, and DM = Dry matter.