Table 1. Proximate composition of citrus, apple, and grape peel powders

Citrus Apple Grape F-value
Moisture (%) 9.57±0.471)a2) 9.37±0.45b 9.26±0.47b 443.70***3)
Crude protein (%) 5.83±0.15b 2.68±0.06c 8.74±0.40a 776.36***
Crude fat (%) 1.57±0.06b 0.92±0.06c 5.73±0.23a 1283.32***
Ash (%) 8.40±0.40b 3.44±0.15c 11.37±0.46a 888.82***
Carbohydrate (%)4) 74.67±3.75b 83.62±3.51a 64.93±2.74c 524.09***
Dietary fiber (g/100 g) 51.45±2.53a 20.57±1.26b 52.37±1.95a 358.59***
All values are mean±SD (n=3).
Means with different superscript letters (a-c) in the same row are significantly different at p<0.05 according to Duncan’s multiple range test.
***p<0.001
Carbohydrate content (%) was calculated by difference: 100 - (moisture % + crude protein % + crude fat % + ash %).