Table 3. Proximate composition of rice flour ‘Nuruk’ made with various fungal strains

Sample1) Moisture (%) Crude protein (%) Crude fat (%) Crude ash (%)
N1 10.70±0.322)b3) 8.99±0.30ab 0.64±0.11c 0.42±0.09b
N2 7.69±1.67c 8.85±0.72ab 1.44±0.06a 1.43±0.25a
N3 12.35±0.25a 9.31±0.39a 0.82±0.08b 1.15±0.00a
N4 10.15±0.04b 8.65±0.23ab 0.92±0.14b 1.22±0.16a
N5 12.25±0.20a 8.28±0.31b 0.55±0.06c 1.10±0.10a
N1, whited rice flour ‘Nuruk’ made with A. oryzae; N2, pigmented rice flour ‘Nuruk’ made with A. oryzae; N3, pigmented rice flour ‘Nuruk’ made with A. kawachii; N4, pigmented rice flour ‘Nuruk’ made with A. niger; N5, pigmented rice flour ‘Nuruk’ made with P. candidum.
All values are mean±SD.
Values with different superscript letters in the same column are significantly different at p<0.05 by Duncan’s multiple range test (a>b>c>d).