Comparative Analysis of the Nutrient Composition of Cashew (Anacardium occidentale) Apple and Nut

Ahmed, U; Birnin-Yauri, U.A

dc.contributor.author	Ahmed, U
dc.contributor.author	Birnin-Yauri, U.A
dc.date.accessioned	2017-10-31T10:39:11Z
dc.date.available	2017-10-31T10:39:11Z
dc.date.issued	2008
dc.identifier.issn	794-5696
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/285
dc.description.abstract	The Comparative analysis of the nutrient composition of cashew 'apple' and cashew nut has been conducted. The result show moisture content of the 'apple' and the nut to be 95.00% and 3.80%; ash content 0.50% and 2.40%; protein 0.19% and 11.l1 %; lipid 0.50% and 39.50%; carbohydrate 98.83% and 42.62%; fibre trace and 4.33% respectively. Elemental analysis of the 'apple' and nut has shown Na (25.33mgIl00g and 108.06, mgIlOOg); K (383.30mgIl00g and 437.79mg/100g); Ca (1.70mgl1OOg and 4.90mgIl00g): P (3.39mgIl00g and 10.44mg/100g) and Fe (0.56mgIl00 and 1.33mgll OOg) respectively. The Nut is more nutritious than the 'apple'. Conversely, the 'apple' contains a lot more vitamin C (45.5mgI100g) compared to the nut (7.80mgIl00g).	en_US
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.publisher	Nigerian Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences	en_US
dc.subject	Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry	en_US
dc.title	Comparative Analysis of the Nutrient Composition of Cashew (Anacardium occidentale) Apple and Nut	en_US
dc.type	Article	en_US