Table 2 Amino acid composition (g/100 g protein) of the honeybees from the three ecological zones of Nigeria during the dry season, onset of rain and wet seasons

6.95 ± 0.04^a

6.77 ± 0.20^ab

6.55 ± 0.12^a

7.01 ± 1.00^a

6.77 ± 0.20^a

6.85 ± 0.03^a

6.77 ± 0.20^a

5.90 ± 0.20^b

5.60 ± 0.30^b

4.93 ± 0.03^a

4.27 ± 0.02^b

4.06 ± 0.23^b

4.72 ± 0.02^a

5.04 ± 0.04^a

4.63 ± 0.31^a

4.03 ± 0.03^a

3.87 ± 0.02^b

3.63 ± 0.03^b

5.11 ± 0.01^a

4.75 ± 0.02^b

4.36 ± 0.30^b

4.91 ± 0.01^a

4.94 ± 0.04^a

4.84 ± 0.00^a

4.52 ± 0.02^a

3.60 ± 0.30^b

3.30 ± 0.30^b

6.56 ± 0.02^a

6.39 ± 0.04^a

6.03 ± 0.31^a

6.65 ± 0.05^a

6.56 ± 0.20^a

6.50 ± 0.05^a

6.16 ± 0.01^a

5.68 ± 0.01^b

5.50 ± 0.30^b

0.53 ± 0.03^a

0.47 ± 0.02^b

0.42 ± 0.05^b

0.53 ± 0.03^a

0.50 ± 0.10^a

0.48 ± 0.02^a

0.50 ± 0.05^a

0.37 ± 0.02^b

0.39 ± 0.04^b

5.56 ± 0.02^a

5.00 ± 0.50^b

3.41 ± 1.50^c

5.44 ± 0.04^a

5.32 ± 0.02^a

5.26 ± 0.10^a

4.91 ± 0.01^a

3.86 ± 0.03^b

3.68 ± 0.01^b

3.26 ± 0.01^a

2.99 ± 0.05^b

2.79 ± 0.16^b

3.31 ± 0.01^a

3.31 ± 0.01^a

3.24 ± 0.08^a

2.83 ± 0.03^a

2.78 ± 0.01^a

2.19 ± 0.02^b

12.90 ± 0.50^a

12.79 ± 0.10^a

12.05 ± 0.47^a

13.00 ± 0.10^a

12.79 ± 0.10^a

12.82 ± 0.12^a

11.98 ± 0.01^a

11.47 ± 0.10^a

10.56 ± 0.02^b

6.88 ± 0.01^a

5.68 ± 0.01^b

5.65 ± 0.05^b

6.37 ± 0.10^a

6.71 ± 0.01^a

6.16 ± 0.54^a

6.02 ± 0.02^a

5.33 ± 0.03^b

4.99 ± 0.01^c

3.79 ± 0.20^a

3.61 ± 0.01^a

3.27 ± 0.29^a

3.79 ± 0.20^a

3.78 ± 0.20^a

3.72 ± 0.10^a

3.27 ± 0.02^a

2.93 ± 0.03^b

2.41 ± 0.01^b

2.46 ± 0.40^a

2.40 ± 0.40^a

2.18 ± 0.02^a

2.49 ± 0.20^a

2.30 ± 0.30^a

2.27 ± 0.12^a

2.17 ± 0.02^a

2.01 ± 0.01^a

1.88 ± 0.01^b

2.54 ± 0.30^a

2.24 ± 0.04^a

2.14 ± 0.14^a

2.42 ± 0.02^a

2.48 ± 0.40^a

2.34 ± 0.03^a

2.18 ± 0.01^a

1.82 ± 0.02^b

1.99 ± 0.01^b

5.61 ± 0.01^a

5.39 ± 0.30^a

4.93 ± 0.13^b

5.58 ± 0.20^a

5.46 ± 0.40^a

5.43 ± 0.09^a

5.01 ± 0.01^a

4.70 ± 0.20^b

4.02 ± 0.02^c

8.93 ± 0.03^a

8.63 ± 0.03^a

8.02 ± 0.27^b

8.93 ± 1.00^a

8.93 ± 0.03^a

8.78 ± 0.00^a

8.03 ± 0.03^a

7.42 ± 0.40^b

7.27 ± 0.02^b

6.89 ± 0.10^a

5.94 ± 0.04^b

5.31 ± 0.44^b

6.03 ± 0.03^a

6.46 ± 0.03^a

6.02 ± 0.11^a

5.42 ± 0.02^a

4.89 ± 0.10^b

4.32 ± 0.02^b

4.55 ± 0.03^a

3.61 ± 0.01^b

3.29 ± 0.37^b

4.11 ± 0.01^a

4.08 ± 0.01^a

3.92 ± 0.07^a

3.28 ± 0.01^a

2.83 ± 0.03^b

2.66 ± 0.20^b

5.19 ± 0.10^a

4.70 ± 0.20^b

4.17 ± 0.43^b

4.92 ± 0.02^a

4.99 ± 1.00^a

4.81 ± 0.00^a

4.21 ± 0.01^a

3.78 ± 0.01^b

3.51 ± 0.01^b

6.20 ± 0.20^a

5.89 ± 0.10^b

5.42 ± 0.36^b

6.08 ± 0.01^a

6.11 ± 0.01^a

6.01 ± 0.06^a

5.49 ± 0.10^a

4.99 ± 0.01^c

5.21 ± 0.01^b