Table 2. Carbohydrate content of ginger, turmeric, locust bean, and the natural bouillon cubes samples
| Sample | Total free Sugar (%) | Starch (%) | Amylose (%) | Amylopectin (%) | Amylose/Amylopectin |
| Ingredients |
| Ginger | 10.43±0.061)b2) | 55.09±0.71b | 13.90±0.07a | 86.10±0.08c | 0.16±0.00a |
| Turmeric | 12.50±0.15c | 61.54±0.78c | 14.41±0.09b | 85.59±0.90b | 0.17±0.00a |
| Locust Beans | 9.56±0.13a | 47.97±0.97a | 18.83±0.06c | 81.17±0.06a | 0.23±0.00b |
| Nature bouillon cubes |
| GLT3) | 42.61±0.42c | 57.61±15.76b | 80.01±10.34b | 19.99±10.34a | 4.80±1.33b |
| LCT | 41.17±0.07bc | 58.83±8.29b | 81.65±0.06b | 18.35±0.06a | 4.45±0.20b |
| GTC | 38.22±0.12a | 47.46±1.06a | 85.35±0.62b | 14.65±0.62a | 5.84±0.28b |
| GLC | 42.17±1.80c | 62.37±3.68b | 83.68±0.04b | 16.32±0.04a | 5.13±0.01b |
| GLTC | 40.31±0.27b | 55.84±0.51b | 64.94±0.16a | 35.06±0.16b | 1.85±0.15a |
All values are mean±SD (n=3).
Values with different lowercase superscript letters along the same column differ significantly (Duncan’s multiple range test, p<0.05).
GLT, ginger, locust bean, and turmeric blend; LCT, locust bean, crayfish, turmeric; GTC, ginger, turmeric, and crayfish blend; GLC, blend of ginger, locust beans, and crayfish; GLTC, ginger, locust beans, turmeric, and crayfish blend.