Table 2. Proximate composition of sprouted garlic grown in water (unit: %)

Composition	Cultivation time (days)
	0	4	8	12	16	20
Moisture	7.38±0.07f	3.20±0.09a	3.53±0.02b	4.46±0.01c	5.26±0.06e	5.13±0.12d
Crude protein	17.73±0.12a	18.10±0.12b	18.77±0.12c	19.86±0.07d	19.79±0.09d	20.21±0.12e
Crude fat	0.46±0.01ab	0.43±0.02a	0.49±0.01b	0.60±0.06c	0.65±0.01d	0.76±0.02e
Crude ash	4.68±0.08a	4.89±0.05b	5.42±0.02c	5.61±0.01d	5.65±0.04d	4.64±0.04a
Carbohydrate	69.76±0.12c	73.39±0.28e	71.80±0.13d	69.49±0.13bc	68.66±0.08a	69.27±0.22b

Means±SD (n=3) within each column followed by different letters are significantly different (p<0.05).