Table 1. Proximate composition and dietary fiber content in leaves and stem of Chenopodium quinoa

Components (% fresh weight)	Leaves	Stem	t-value
Moisture	88.95±0.031)	92.72±0.12	−51.249***2)
Crude protein	3.92±0.03	1.29±0.05	74.903***
Crude lipid	0.53±0.01	0.17±0.00	71.574***
Crude ash	2.42±0.03	1.98±0.06	12.153***
Crude fiber	1.13±0.04	2.10±0.07	−22.073***
Carbohydrate	4.19±0.02	3.84±0.12	4.811**
Dietary fiber	3.32	3.10	-

Results are presented as mean±SD (n=3).
Significantly different between leaves and stem by the two independent sample t-test (^**p⟨0.01, ^***p⟨0.001).