Table 1 - Nutrient enrichment of cassava peels using a mixed culture of Saccharomyces cerevisae and Lactobacillus spp solid media fermentation techniques

Table 1. Proximate composition of fermented cassava peel (% dry weight). Protein content of the waste water from inoculated fermented cassava pulp was 3.8 mg/ml.

Sample	Ash	Moisture	Protein	Fat	Crude fibre	Carbohydrate
Inoculated fermented	7.2^a± 0.2	6.4^a± 0.4	21.5^a± 1.2	2.1^b± 0.1	11.7^a± 0.5	51.1^b± 0.4
Naturally fermented	6.0^b± 0.2	5.7^b± 0.2	11.1^b± 0.3	3.5^a± 0.2	6.5^b± 0.5	67.3^a± 0.4
Unfermented	6.4^b± 0.4	5.1^c± 0.3	8.2^c± 0.1	3.1^a± 0.4	12.5^a± 0.2	64.6^a± 0.2

Values with the same alphabet along the same column are not significantly different (P > 0.05).
Values are mean ± S.E (n = 3).