Table 1: Proximate analysis for untreated banana samples.

PARAMETER/
SAMPLE
PROTEIN (%) MOISTURE (%) ASH (%) FAT (%) CRUDE FIBRE (%) CARBO-
HYDRATE (%)
A1i 5.02 18.5185 2.7021 ND 1.5873 72.1721
A1ii 5.19 17.5676 2.8037 ND 1.5849 72.8538
Mean ± SD 5.105 ± 0.120 18.043 ± 0.672 2.753 ± 0.072 ND 1.586 ± 0.002 72.513 ± 0.482
B1i 10.74 14.6341 1.6807 0.495 1.005 71.4452
B1ii 10.6 14.7929 1.6304 0.4924 1.0024 71.4819
Mean ± SD 10.670 ± 0.099 14.714 ± 0.112 1.656 ± 0.036 0.494 ± 0.002 1.004 ± 0.002 71.464 ± 0.026
C1i 6.02 13.4228 2.0134 ND 1.0638 77.48
C1ii 6.23 13.4146 2.139 ND 1.0612 77.1552
Mean ± SD 6.125 ± 0.148 13.419 ± 0.006 2.076 ± 0.089 ND 1.063 ± 0.002 77.318 ± 0.230
D1i 3.31 13.1579 2.0979 ND 1.6129 79.8213
D1ii 3.54 13.3664 2.0408 ND 1.6014 79.4514
Mean ± SD 3.425 ± 0.163 13.262 ± 0.147 2.069 ± 0.040 ND 1.607 ± 0.008 79.636 ± 0.262
E1i 3.84 21.9101 1.4085 0.5805 1.227 71.0339
E1ii 4.02 21.0526 1.8868 0.5822 1.2238 71.2346
Mean ± SD 3.930 ± 0.127 21.481 ± 0.606 1.648 ± 0.338 0.581 ± 0.001 1.225 ± 0.002 71.134 ± 0.142
F1i 10.8 66.6667 0.5348 0.334 1.0923 20.5722
F1ii 10.87 66.573 0.5181 0.3368 1.0948 20.6073
Mean ± SD 10.825 ± 0.049 66.620 ± 0.066 0.526 ± 0.012 0.335 ± 0.002 1.094 ± 0.002 20.590 ± 0.025

Legend: F = Fresh banana samples E = Air dried banana samples A = Banana samples dried at 40 °CB = Banana samples dried at 50 °CC = Banana samples dried at 60 °CD = Banana samples dried at 70 °CND = Not Detected i, ii – duplicate results of analysis 1 = Untreated banana samples.