Proximate, Mineral and Antinutrient Contents of Cocoyam (Xanthosoma sagittifolium (L.) Schott) from Ethiopia

Table 1

Proximate composition of green- and purple-cocoyams.

Proximate	Green cocoyam	Purple cocoyam	Significance
Moisture (%)	61.91 ± 2.50	63.53 ± 1.10	0.372
Crude protein (%)	8.48 ± 0.36	10.10 ± 0.18
Crude fiber (%)	2.14 ± 0.12	2.66 ± 0.09
Crude fat (%)	0.85 ± 0.60	0.22 ± 0.10	0.211
Total ash (%)	3.25 ± 0.09	2.27 ± 0.07
Total carbohydrate (%)	85.36 ± 0.49	84.76 ± 0.38	0.195
Energy value (kcal/100 g)	378.47 ± 0.71	380.27 ± 0.43

Data presented are independent sample t-test. Values are means of triplicates analysis ± standard deviations. Value in level of significance are , and mean values with are not significantly different and their respective -values are shown.