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Table 8.4 Percentage moisture, ash, protein, starch, and minerals in 22 yam types grown in Bongnayili-Dugu-Song
Yam type
% moisture
% ash
% protein
% starch
mg/100 g iron
mg/100 g calcium
mg/100 g phosphorus
1.
Digi
63.4
1.1
3.2
7.9
0.5
19.5
7.6
2.
Bombe-tingye
51.3
1.1
2.9
12.2
0.8
14.3
3.7
3.
Kpuringa
56.1
1.2
1.8
27.0
0.5
25.8
6.6
4.
Laabako
52.6
1.0
1.7
6.6
0.8
24.3
4.2
5.
Chamba
50.2
1.0
3.2
26.6
1.1
20.7
26.4
6.
Manchisi
71.9
1.7
1.6
13.6
1.1
16.6
20.4
7.
Kpuno
51.6
1.4
3.3
11.7
6.0
20.2
6.8
8.
Zuglanbo
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
9.
Kan-gbaringa
57.9
1.2
4.1
14.3
1.1
11.1
12.3
10.
Chenchito
60.3
1.0
2.6
23.0
0.7
8.5
5.3
11.
Fugla/fugra
58.4
0.9
2.3
13.6
1.1
16.6
18.0
12.
Zong
61.0
1.6
2.2
8.0
11.1
22.2
8.7
13.
Baamuyegu
65.0
0.9
2.2
18.6
0.5
9.5
9.8
14.
Liilya
61.2
1.2
3.5
19.8
0.5
9.5
4.9
15.
Kiki
60.0
1.3
1.7
9.4
1.0
16.4
9.3
16.
Dakpani
57.0
1.2
2.3
11.4
0.8
17.0
6.0
17.
Baayeri
65.2
1.3
2.4
18.3
1.3
6.3
9.9
18.
Goenyeni
59.6
1.6
4.0
8.9
1.0
12.5
23.6
19.
Mogni-nyogo
72.0
1.0
2.4
6.0
0.9
16.4
2.3
20.
Gun-gonsalli
60.2
1.3
2.7
15.7
0.5
30.5
29.2
21.
Nyuwogu
67.1
1.6
2.9
10.9
1.0
21.0
31.1
22.
Friginli
70.8
1.5
2.6
10.5
0.5
7.1
9.0
23.
Kukulga
55.7
0.9
4.0
11.1
1.2
10.6
10.8
Source: Analysis of data from PLEC field survey, 2001
