3.2. Proximate composition of the yoghurt
The total solids content, crude protein, fat, ash and solids-not-fat
of yoghurt samples ranged from 16.2 to 17.4%, 2.8e3.1%, 2.8e3.3%,
0.74e0.77%, and 13.4e14.1%, respectively (Table 1). Proximate
composition of the yoghurt was significantly (p0.05). Increasing carrot juice significantly
lowered TS, SNF and fat mass fraction but increased the moisture
content of the yoghurts. Crude protein content was significantly
lowered as the concentration of carrot juice increased but the difference between yoghurt samples with 15% and 20% carrot juice was not significant (p>0.05). The ash content of yoghurt also
significantly decreased with increasing carrot juice even though
ash contents of yoghurt with 15% carrot juice was similar to the 10%
and 20% carrot juices