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.