Research Article
Biochemical and Histopathological Studies of Key Tissues in Healthy Male Wistar Rats Fed on African Yam Bean Seed and Tuber Meals
Table 3
Paired t-test comparison of the antinutritional composition of African yam bean seeds and tubers used in meal formulation for Wister rats.
| | Accessions | Antinutrients | Seed | Tuber |
| | TSs107 | Oxalate (mg 100g−1) | 80.0 | 30.0 | | TSs140 | Oxalate (mg 100g−1) | 250.0 | 60.0 | | AYB45 | Oxalate (mg 100g−1) | 310.0 | 80.0 | | AYB57 | Oxalate (mg 100g−1) | 240.0 | 115.0 | | TSs107 | Phytate (mg 100g−1) | 205.0 | 17.5 | | TSs140 | Phytate (mg 100g−1) | 550.0 | 14.8 | | AYB45 | Phytate (mg 100g−1) | 460.0 | 275.0 | | AYB57 | Phytate (mg 100g−1) | 485.0 | 240.0 | | TSs107 | Tannin (mg 100g−1) | 660.0 | 11.0 | | TSs140 | Tannin (mg 100g−1) | 200.0 | 8.0 | | AYB45 | Tannin (mg 100g−1) | 189.5 | 480.0 | | AYB57 | Tannin (mg 100g−1) | 215.0 | 540.0 | | TSs107 | Saponin (mg 100g−1) | 440.0 | 3.0 | | TSs140 | Saponin (mg 100g−1) | 330.0 | 5.0 | | AYB45 | Saponin (mg 100g−1) | 351.0 | 275.0 | | AYB57 | Saponin (mg 100g−1) | 350.0 | 225.0 | | TSs107 | Trypsin inhibitor (TIU mg−1) | 34.6 | 0.0 | | TSs140 | Trypsin inhibitor (TIU mg−1) | 34.9 | 0.0 | | AYB45 | Trypsin inhibitor (TIU mg−1) | 34.5 | 34.1 | | AYB57 | Trypsin inhibitor (TIU mg−1) | 37.1 | 33.8 | | TSs107 | Lectin (Lu mg−1) | 58.4 | 0.0 | | TSs140 | Lectin (Lu mg−1) | 61.2 | 0.0 | | AYB45 | Lectin (Lu mg−1) | 57.6 | 57.2 | | AYB57 | Lectin (Lu mg−1) | 59.1 | 56.7 | | TSs107 | Cyanogenic glycoside (mg 100g−1) | 6.1 | 0.9 | | TSs140 | Cyanogenic glycoside (mg 100g−1) | 6.9 | 0.9 | | AYB45 | Cyanogenic glycoside (mg 100g−1) | 6.9 | 6.4 | | AYB57 | Cyanogenic glycoside (mg 100g−1) | 6.8 | 6.3 | | Mean | | 204.3 | 91.9 | | CV (%) | | 92.8 | 159.1 |
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t(0.05) for comparing the two means = 2.88.
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