Table 1 Proximate composition of sugarcane bagasse fiber (n=3)

Traits	CSF	ASF	SEM	p-value of student’s t-test
Moisture (g/100 g dry matter)	5.09	6.18	0.246	0.004
Protein (g/100 g dry matter)	4.05	3.59	0.105	0.017
Fat (g/100 g dry matter)	0.51	0.27	0.058	0.034
Ash (g/100 g dry matter)	4.63	2.50	0.479	0.002
Acid detergent fiber (g/100 g dry matter)	65.29	73.09	1.749	0.002
Other carbohydrates (g/100 g dry matter)	25.52	20.55	1.114	0.002

CSF, crude sugarcane bagasse fiber; ASF, alkaline-treated sugarcane bagasse fiber; SEM, standard error of mean.