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Keywords: Central Namibia, mineral composition, Moringa oleifera, Moringa ovalifolia, proximate composition 1. Introduction The 13 species of Moringa trees belonging to the family Moringaceae are divided into 3 major groups based on the shapes of their trunks: slender trees, bottle trees and tuberous shrubs. Among the Moringa species, Moringa
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The proximate and mineral composition of three leafy vegetables commonly consumed in Lagos, Nigeria. African Journal of Pure and Applied Chemistry 303(6), 102-7. Patricia O, Zoue L, Megnanou RM, Doue R, Niamke S. (2014). Proximate composition and nutritive value of leafy vegetables consumed in Northern Cote d'Ivoire. European Scientific ...
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Cocoyam (Xanthosoma sagittifolium (L.) Schott) is an important food crop especially in the tropics and subtropics. Its cormels and leaves are eaten after cooking in the rural areas in Ethiopia. There is lack of information on the nutritional composition of cocoyam grown in the country. In this study, cormels of green- and purple- cocoyams were analyzed to determine proximate and mineral ...
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Salvadora persica is a medicinally important plant mainly used in oral hygiene. However, little attention has been given towards the nutritional prominence of this plant. This study encloses the proximate and mineral nutrient contents, amino acid composition, metabolite profiling and antioxidant potential of S. persica fruit. The ripen fruit contained substantial amount of sugars, mineral ...
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Proximate and Mineral Analysis. Moisture. The proximate and mineral analysis was done according to Standard procedure Crude pr[14]. All the chemicals used in this study were of analytical grade, unless stated otherwise. The mineral compositions were determined using atomic absorption spec-trometer and flame emission spectrometer.
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Proximate analysis and mineral composition The fruits were washed cleanly, manually deseeded, chopped in to small pieces and oven dried at 45±5˜C. Further the samples were pulverized into fine powder with the help of pestle and mortar. This was used for further analysis.
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The standard procedures of AOAC (2003) were followed to analyze the proximate composition and mineral analysis. The caloric value was calculated from crude protein, crude fat, crude fiber, carbohydrate, moisture and ash content.
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In this study, proximate composition, physical characteristics and mineral content of fruit, pulp and seeds of Parinari curatellifolia (Maula) fruits from Bunda forests in Central Malawi were determined. Proximate composition included crude protein, crude fat and crude fiber, while physical characteristics included mass, length, thickness of whole fruit and kernels and minerals included ...
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Proximate Analysis and Mineral Composition of Moringa Oleifera(Seed), Ocimum Gratissimum(Leaves), Ficus Sur (Leaves) and Daniella Ogea (Bark) Plants have great importance due to their nutritive value and are the major source of medicines which play an important role in the human history (Manikandan et al.,2010).
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The mineral analysis indicated the presence of essential minerals such as iron, zinc, copper and manganese. The fat, protein, crude fibre and carbohydrate composition values of the unripe peel extract were found higher than the ripe samples.
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The major constituents in the edible portion of fish are water, protein, lipid (fat or oil) and ash (minerals). Analysis of these basic constituents is often referred to proximate analysis. Results in Table 1 showed approximate chemical composition of studied fish. Moisture content ranged from 58.27% in Indian oil sardine to 79.41% in rusty ...
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The proximate analysis of the leaves Phytochemical, showed that the leaves contain a variety carotenoid (6.55±0.009%) having the highest concentration and Vitamin A (6.06 ± 0.004) while the B The phytochemical, proximate, vitamin and mineral composition of the aqueous extract of the leaves of Ficus
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Proximate, amino acid and mineral composition of Citrullus lanatus (egusi melon) ... The proximate composition analysis of egusi melon showed that the seed... More details » Get Price. Proximate Composition, Extraction, Characterization and ... Dec 19, 2011 ... The melon seeds can be milled and used to prepare a popular 'egusi' ...
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CiteSeerX - Document Details (Isaac Councill, Lee Giles, Pradeep Teregowda): This study was conducted on the proximate and mineral compositions of different species of fish sold in Bida fish market in Niger state Nigeria. The five (5) species which includes: Protopterus anectens,Claria gariepinus,Gymnarchus niloticus, Oreochromis niloticus and Heterotis niloticus were evaluated using standard ...
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of minerals. 2.2 Proximate Analysis The parameters determined for proximate analysis include ash value, moisture content and crude fiber content of the drug. The moisture content was determined by keeping the dry and ground samples in an oven at 105 ºC for 6 hours. The ash content was estimated [25] by keeping 2 g sample in a muffle
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Proximate and mineral nutrient analysis validates the significance of the extracts with a high amount of carbohydrates and proteins along with significantly high amounts of Zn, Fe, Mn, Ca, Mg and K involved in various metabolic reactions. ... An estimation of the nutrient composition and proximate values of plants gives the idea of their ...
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This study presents the proximate and mineral composition of Peperomia pellucida L., an underexploited weed plant in Malaysia. Proximate analysis was performed using standard AOAC methods and mineral contents were determined using atomic absorption spectrometry.
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The proximate composition, mineral nutrients and functional properties of flours of three rice varieties from Ghana were investigated. Moisture ranged from 11.65% in NERICA-2 to 12.23% in NERICA-1. ... Noitang S, Sooksaai SA, Foophow T, Petsom A (2009). Proximate analysis and physico-chemical properties of from the seeds of the China ...
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4oC before subjecting them to nutritional analysis. Proximate composition The fresh samples (rind and pulp) from each fruit were analysed for moisture, ash, fibre, protein, fat and carbohydrate by the methods of Association of Official Analytical Chemist (AOAC, 2005). Moisture was determined by oven drying methods. This was
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total percentage composition and the sum of the percentage compositions of the other parameters determined for the proximate analysis of the samples. Mineral analysis The method used by Diane et al., 2002 was employed with slight modifications. (13) 5 g of the sample was weighed and
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The proximate composition, metabolised energy value and sensory characteristics of the cookie were evaluated. Selected functional properties of the UBF were also determined. The composition varied between coconut milk and margarine (100%; 0%, 50%; 50%, 25%;...
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season in June 2015 for the proximate, mineral and phytochemical analysis .This study was conducted to know the nutritive value of lemongrass harvested and its potential in Animal Production and health. The standard procedures of AOAC (2003) were used to analyze the proximate composition and mineral analysis. The
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The aim of this work was to contribute to our knowledge of the proximate composition, mineral and vitamin content of 20 edible wild plants used as spices in Cameroon. The plant species were collected from 3 different markets in the West Region of Cameroon and analysed for their content of crude proteins, and lipid, ash, moisture, available sugars, total phenols, carotenoids, minerals (Ca, Zn ...
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Edible mushrooms are excellent food that can be incorporated into well balanced diets due to their low content of fat and energy, high content of dietary fibers and proteins. Proximate composition of mushrooms also varies within and among species due to agro-climate conditions and environmental factors. The current study was designed to analyze proximate composition and mineral profile of one ...
Get priceAnother nutritional highlight is the mineral composition of the sorghum cultivars/varieties that is also shown in table 2 The analysis shows the highest level of Ca, K, Mg and Zn were with samsorg ...
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flavonoids only in aqueous extract, tannins was absent in all the solvents used. The proximate analysis showed that ginger has high fibre and carbohydrate contents, a moderate amount of moisture, and rich in Calcium (878.89±0.03) and Carotenoid (655±0.09). It's composed of good nutritive vitamins and mineral elements to maintain good health.
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The proximate composition and mineral analysis of these combinations was assessed. Sample A contained 100% powdered moringa leaves, sample B contained 100% powdered ginger rhizomes, sample C contained 50% powdered moringa leaves and 50% powdered ginger rhizomes, sample D contained 25% powdered moringa leaves and 75% powdered ginger rhizomes ...
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Chemical Analysis Proximate composition was determined by standard procedures (AOAC, 2008). Mineral content of the different traditional spice samples was assessed using standard methods following the methods. The sample solutions were analysed for some metals with different
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Proximate analysis Table 1 presents the macronutrient composition of the six plant species selected for analysis. Analyses were done on dry weight basis. ... Mineral analysis Table 2 presents the micronutrient composition of the six plant species selected for analysis. Iron: Leaves of T. portulacifolium (
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Proximate composition generally means percentage composition of basic constituents such as water, protein, lipids, carbohydrate and mineral within a fish body. The chemical composition traditionally is used as an indicator of the nutritional value of the fish (Moghaddam et al., 2007; Aberoumand, 2011).
Get pricePhytochemical Screening, Proximate Analysis and Mineral Composition of Riped and Unriped Musa Species Grown in Anyigba and its Environs. Onojah, P.K and Emurotu, J.E* Department of Pure and Industrial Chemistry, Kogi State University, Nigeria. Date of publication (dd/mm/yyyy): 22/06/2017 Abstract - Plantain and Banana fruits are widely consumed
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The proximate compositions were estimated using compositional analysis of Association of Official Analytical Chemists, while the mineral element contents were determined using atomic absorption spectrophotometer. Analysis of variance shows that there is significant difference (p<0.05) in the
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CiteSeerX - Document Details (Isaac Councill, Lee Giles, Pradeep Teregowda): ABSTRACT: The chemical composition of Ocimum gratissimum, Melanthera scanden and Leea guineensis were investigated. The proximate analysis in % showed that Melanthera scanden had the highest amount of ash content of 7.73 and moisture content 6.54 while Ocimum gratissimum had the lowest amount of ash content 5.11 and ...
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Mineral Content Analysis: The mineral analysis was done according to Enyoh CE, et al. [9,12], Ibrahim Sani, et al. [13], Ibe FC, et al. [14,15]. The mineral content of the fruit extracts were extracted using aqua-regia (HNO 3: HCl in ratio 1:3). 2 g of the seed powder were accurately
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(2022). The Proximate Analysis, Mineral Composition, Phytochemical Screening and Antimicrobial Activity of Ripe and Unripe Peel Extract of Musa Paradisiaca. ... XXVII. Okareh OT, Adeolu AT, Adepoju OT. Proximate and mineral composition of plantain (Musa paradisiaca) wastes ; a potential nutrients source in the formulation of animal feeds ...
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Proximate composition. Food analysis is the resolution of the components of food into its proximate or ultimate parts (Onwuka 2005). Proximate analysis involves the determination of the major components of food as moisture, ash, crude fat, crude protein, crude fiber, and carbohydrate (Ekwumemgbo et al. 2014; Aja et al. 2015).
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Statistical analysis All data generated were analyzed using descriptive statistic (Olawuyi, 1996). Statistical values that were calculated include mean and standard deviation. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION Proximate and mineral composition of Moringa oleifera leaves Table-1 showed the results of proximate analysis of Moringa leaves. The results
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Two different breeds of snail, Archachatina Marginata (AM), Achatina Achatina (AA), were analyzed for proximate composition and mineral profile of the snail flesh. Proximate analysis of the snail flesh revealed that moisture was highest in Archachatina achatina (84.44%) and least in Archachatina marginata (73.14%).
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The bean and shell were separately milled into powder. The chemical composition of both seed and shell /powder were investigated according to AOAC (1980). The proximate composition of the of the cocoa are:- Moisture (12%), Ash (6%), Lipid (17.2%), Protein (2.98%), Fibre (34.8%), and carbohydrate (34.98%).
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Proximate Composition, Nutritional Evaluation and Mineral Analysis in the Leaves of an Indigenous Medicinal Plant, Alternanthera Sessilis Lalitha Sree. T1, Vijayalakshmi. K2 1Research Scholar, Department of Biochemistry, Bharathi Women's College, Chennai - 600 108.
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