Table 3
Chemical compositions of seasonal Opuntia humifusa cladodes (unit: %)

	Spring	Summer	Winter
Moisture	0.40±0.041)a2)	0.11±0.05b	0.04±0.01c
Crude protein	6.54±0.03a	3.90±0.00c	6.04±0.02b
Crude ash	8.89±0.08b	9.11±0.09a	8.93±0.03b
Crude fat	1.57±0.04a	0.19±0.06b	1.56±0.01a
Carbohydrate	82.64±0.22c	86.68±0.09a	83.46±0.05b

All results are expressed as mean±SD for three replicates.
Different superscripts in the same row are significantly different at p<0.05 by Duncan’s multiple range test.