Cassava Varieties
Parameter (%)	Sweet	Bitter
Moisture	8.04±0.74^b	7.23±0.39^a
Crude Protein	23.51±0.50^b	22.74±0.16^b
Fat	10.01±0.02^b	9.54±0.01^a
Crude Fibre	5.66±0.02^b	4.13±0.02^c
Ash	0.44±0.10^c	0.35±0.02^c
Reducing sugar	33.79±0.09^b	37.04±0.09^b
Values are means ± standard deviation (n=3). Means in the same row for each variety with same superscript are not significantly different (P˃0.05) Table 1: Proximate composition of sweet and bitter cassava varieties

Cassava Varieties
Parameters (mg/l)	Sweet	Bitter
Calcium (Ca)	224.57±4.16^b	187.53±5.19^a
Magnesium (Mg)	35.17±4.65^b	28.67±1.62^b
Sodium (Na)	259.64±1.66^c	338.66±6.59^c
Potassium (K)	319.87±2.75^c	413.96±7.23^c
Phosphorus (P)	593.73±5.82^a	402.37±5.83^a
Iron (Fe)	75.49 ±1.72^b	124.55±2.34^b
Zinc (Zn)	20.85±1.60^b	16.84±1.74^a
Manganese (Mn)	3.31±0.09^d	3.97±0.15c
Aluminium (Al)	1.78±0.20^b	2.04±0.15^a
Lead (Pb)	0.83±0.10^b	1.05±0.24^b
Copper (Cu)	3.96±0.25^a	3.71±0.07^b
Values are means ± standard deviation (n = 3); means in the same row for each variety with same superscript are not significantly different (P˃0.05) Table 2: Mineral composition of sweet and bitter cassava varieties

Cassava Varieties
Parameter (g/100g)	Sweet	Bitter
Arginine	12.75±0.48^a	8.27±0.14^a
Histidine	3.57±1.07^a	1.87±0.42^c
Lysine	4.15±0.20^a	1.85±0.06^a
Tryptophan	1.73±0.00^a	0.92±0.06^a
Phenylalanine	2.15±0.13^a	1.72±0.01^a
Methionine	2.39±0.05^a	1.97±0.06^b
Threonine	5.11±2.09^a	4.24±0.70^c
Leucine	18.70±5.08^a	16.71±2.19^a
Valine	13.90±7.76^a	8.72±0.31^a
Values are means ± standard deviation (n = 3); means in the same row for each variety with same superscript are not significantly different (P˃0.05) Table 3: Amino acid profile of sweet and bitter cassava varieties

Cassava Varieties
Parameter	Sweet	Bitter
Hydrogen Cyanide (mgHCN/100g)	7.58±1.25^a	20.13±0.09^a
Oxalate (mg/100g)	1.30±0.02^c	3.27±0.04^c
Tannin (%)	0.2±0.01^a	0.3±0.00^b
Phytate (mg/100g)	53.7±0.81^c	62.4±1.29^a
Alkaloid (%)	0.27±0.02^a	0.32±0.04^a
Lignin (mg/100g)	0.13±0.01^b	0.18±0.01^a
Saponin (%)	0.13±0.01^b	0.21±0.01^a
Values are means ± standard deviation (n = 3); means in the same row for each variety with same superscript are not significantly different (P˃0.05) Table 4: Antinutritional composition of sweet and bitter cassava varieties