Table 5. Crude fat, moisture, ash and total solid content of stirred yoghurts fortified with different levels of tomato peel powder (TPP)

Level of tomato peel powder added
Before fermentation After fermentation
0% 2% 4% 6% 8% 0% 2% 4% 6% 8%
Crude fat 4.00±0.01A 4.10±0.05A 4.13±0.02A 4.15±0.03A 4.18±0.01A 4.00±0.02A 4.10±0.02A 4.12±0.03A 4.14±0.06A 4.16±0.08A
Moisture 75.51±0.01A 75.40±0.00B 68.07±0.01C 67.54±0.01D 66.76±0.01E 75.54±0.00A 74.51±0.06AB 73.67±0.01B 71.51±0.01C 69.33±0.01D
Ash 0.75±0.01A 0.76±0.00A 0.84±0.00B 0.87±0.00B 0.91±0.00C 0.74±0.00A 0.77±0.00AB 0.78±0.00B 0.80±0.00BC 0.83±0.00C
Total solids 24.49±0.01A 24.59±0.00B 31.93±0.01C 32.45±0.01D 33.24±0.01E 24.45±0.00A 25.48±0.06AB 26.33±0.01B 28.48±0.01C 30.67±0.01D
Data represented as mean±SD (n=3).
Mean values with different letters in the same row (within one incubation type) are significantly different at p<0.05.