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Chemical composition Or some oil seed grown in northern Nigeria

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dc.contributor.author Almustapha, D.A
dc.contributor.author Bilbis, L.S
dc.contributor.author Rades, J.M
dc.contributor.author Abubakar, M.K
dc.date.accessioned 2017-10-30T16:47:16Z
dc.date.available 2017-10-30T16:47:16Z
dc.date.issued 1995
dc.identifier.issn 0189·4757
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/243
dc.description.abstract There is 'ltlitc a (;1.lilst;]l1tial variation 111the chemical cornpositlon of oil seeds due to varietal 'lnd '?TlVlrcllrnental r;)el"I!'. 'i" d~trrrtlillc lhc exact composillon of populnr oil seeds 111Norlllcrrl NlgNlil, fresh camples \'10m oblatned and :111:t!y~.('cI ur,it1U r,1;,,,(i.:>I" ruclhods .. , Ilr: !;ccds ;)11;1!Y!lcd;uc Groundmrt and Shcnnut: Colton, Melon, Sesame, Nccm and M;11"'go5P.r:dS. Tile seed cnkns have an aver age clry matter of 94.5% and a crude protein content ranging from 18 - 57% except for Manco seed which has G.6%. 1\1\ the seeds contain adequate quantities of the minerals phosphorus, sodium, calcium and rnanncsium 10 Ini1I(~ tl1(,111capable of meeting the needs of animals fed on them. The quantities of oil (ether extract) In the se~;15 r;ll;ar. frorn 7.0'j(, (Meioll "r:cd) 10 '19.-1% (Sesame seed) which me~115 Ihr.y can be corrunercla'ly (!YfJloitr.d, c'Ipccl<J!ly 05 llir.y ai o of good tl'lal1ly (ill lhe I1;lIUI;Jllriglyccrlcip. Iorms) as tndtcatcd by the low acid, free r<:lllyacid and peroxide values. The saponi.ic allon values of all the oils indicate they are suitable for commercial soap mal<ing. The relatively high Iodine values of the oils <11:;0 suggest they could be cholesterol lowering and hence beneficial in deterring atherosclerotic lesions. en_US
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher Nigerian Journal of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology en_US
dc.subject Department of Biochemistry en_US
dc.title Chemical composition Or some oil seed grown in northern Nigeria en_US
dc.type Article en_US


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