Type of crop
Safe moisture content (%)
Protein (%)
Carbohydrate (%)
Crude fiber (%)
Lipid (%)
Ash content (%)
References
Yellow bitter yam
59.3
3.13
26.97
1.73
2.8
White bitter yam
64.97
2.5
21.33
1.79
2.53
Yam
64.9
24.3
2.69
Yam
62.3
26.1
2.77
Yam
62.9
24.8
2.64
D. alata
65 - 73
1.1 - 2.8
22 - 29
0.1 - 0.3
D. rotundata
58 - 80
1.1 - 2.0
15 - 23
0.1 - 0.2
D. esculenta
67 - 81
1.3 - 1.9
17 - 25
0.1 - 0.3
D. bulbifera
63 - 67
1.1 - 1.5
27 - 28
0.1
Ipomea batatas (Potato)
50 - 81
1.0 - 24
8.0 - 29
1.8 - 6.4
0.9 - 1.4
Solanum tuberosum (Potato)
50 - 81
1.0 - 24
8.0 - 29
1.8 - 6.4
0.9 - 1.4
Yam
10.87
7.14
77.03
1.17
1.13
1.66
Yam chips (Gbodo)
9.85
6.13
80.32
1.19
1.09
1.66
Yam flour (Elubo)
9.1
6.11
80.95
1.23
1.01
1.6
Cocoyam/Cassava/Cocoyam flour composite
1:00:00
0.216
0.074
0.457
0.142
0.014
8:01:01
0.224
0.069
0.5
0.228
0.019
14:03:03
0.226
0.065
0.544
0.23
0.02
3:01:01
0.202
0.08
0.46
0.208
0.01
Cassava TMC 30572 (fufu)
7.31
2.45
89.47
0.14
0.28
0.35
Cassava chips (Afisiafi)
9.3
1.64
83.12
1.78
0.6
2.82
Cassava chips (Yebesi)
8.95
1.36
84.53
1.65
0.75
2.46