Table 1 Proximate composition (% of fresh weight) of plant storage tissues rich in oil or carbohydrate
Plant storage tissues | Plant | Starch | Lipid | Sugars | Protein | Fiber | Moisture | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Seed | Arabidopsis thaliana (Ws) | 0.03 | 36.0 | 2.1 | 30.0 | 7.0 | [23] | |
Rape seed (Brassica napus) | 0.6 | 44.3 | 16.6 | 10.8 | 5.0 | [90] | ||
Castor bean (Ricinus communis) | 23.32 | 35.4 | trace | 28.63 | 1.68 | 7.43 | [91] | |
Soybean (Glycine max) | 13.53 | 19.94 | 7.33 | 36.49 | 9.3 | 8.54 | [92] | |
Rice (Oryza sativa) | 78.53 | 0.66 | 0.12 | 7.13 | 1.3 | 11.62 | [92] | |
Maize (Zea mays) | 10.44 | 1.35 | 6.26 | 3.27 | 2.0 | 76.05 | [92] | |
Fruit | Avocado (Persea americana) | 1.54 | 15.41 | 0.3 | 1.96 | 6.8 | 72.33 | [92] |
Oil palm (Elaeis guineensis) | 9.8 | 81.9 | 1.0 | 2.2 | 3.8 | trace | [92] | |
Date palm (Phoenix dactylifera) | 1.8 | 0.15 | 66.47 | 1.81 | 6.7 | 21.32 | [92] | |
Grape (Vitis vinifera) | trace | 0.1 | 6.98 | 0.63 | 1.1 | 90.89 | [92] | |
Root | Sugar beet (Beta vulgaris) | trace | 0.17 | 6.76 | 1.61 | 2.8 | 87.58 | [92] |
Sweet Potato (Ipomoea batatas) | 10.29 | 3.88 | 6.63 | 0.66 | 0.88 | 70.54 | [93] | |
Tuber | Potato (Solanum tuberosum) | 13.82 | 0.16 | 0.47 | 1.97 | 0.68 | 78.75 | [94] |
Tigernut (Cyperus esculentus) | 29.90 | 24.49 | 15.42 | 5.04 | 8.91 | 26.00 | [95] |