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Table 4 Physico-chemical compositions of the breads produced

From: Fortification with mushroom flour (Pleurotus ostreatus (Jacq.) P. Kumm) and substitution of wheat flour by cassava flour in bread-making: Nutritional and technical implications in eastern DR Congo

Formulations

Lipid (%)

CH (%)

Protein (%)

TEV (Kcal)

Ash (%)

MC (%)

DM (%)

Acidity

TS °Brix

F1

1.623

59.781

20.512

335.778

0.801

17.283

82.717

6.05

3.8

F2

1.687

61.615

21.071

345.932

1.014

14.613

85.387

5.94

3.2

F3

1.492

63.323

21.937

354.471

1.112

12.136

87.864

6.12

3.8

F4

1.556

56.112

22.662

329.096

1.001

18.670

81.330

6.20

3.9

F5

1.302

56.396

22.508

327.335

1.805

17.989

82.011

5.89

4.8

F6

1.127

62.912

19.793

340.962

0.892

15.954

84.046

5.86

4.0

RC (F7)

1.250

54.874

20.793

313.917

0.445

22.638

77.362

6.45

3.6

AC (F8)

1.092

55.858

19.631

311.783

0.752

22.668

77.332

6.03

4.0

Mean

1.391

58.859

21.113

332.410

0.978

17.744

82.256

6.043

3.89

p-value

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

0.023

CV (%)

16.432

5.861

5.497

4.489

40.128

20.628

4.450

3.072

10.85

  1. MC moisture content, DM dry matter, TEV total energy value (kcal), TS total sugar in Brix degree, F formulation, AC absolute control, RC relative control, CH carbohydrate, CV coefficient of variation, italicized values represent p-values at 5% significance threshold