Proximate Composition and Some Mineral Elements Content of Calabash (Leginerea vulgaries) Seeds

Saidu, Y; Bilbis, L.S; Shehu, R.A; Sahabi, D.M

dc.contributor.author	Saidu, Y
dc.contributor.author	Bilbis, L.S
dc.contributor.author	Shehu, R.A
dc.contributor.author	Sahabi, D.M
dc.date.accessioned	2017-10-31T09:55:32Z
dc.date.available	2017-10-31T09:55:32Z
dc.date.issued	2003
dc.identifier.issn	0189·4757
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/269
dc.description.abstract	Proximate composition, some mineral elements and crude fibre content of Leginerea vulgaries (calabash) seeds were determined. Na and K were estimated using flame photometer, Ca and Mg were determined titrimetrically and the rest elements were estimated by atomic absorption spectrophometric method. Standard analytical methods were used to determine proximate composition and crude fibre. The results (in gl100g sample) obtained were 1.S±O.14for moisture, 14.3±0.14 for crude protein and 67.5±3.53 for crude lipid. Others were total carbohydrate (7.65±0.99), ash (S.75±1.77), crude fibre (3.25±1.06) and caloric value (695.30kcaIl100g). The seeds are rich in K (2025mg%) and Na (700mg%). Ca, Mg, Cu, Zn, Fe and Mn were 205mg%, 260mg%, 30mg%, 63mg%, 250mg% and 175mg% respectively. It may be important to study the availability and nutritional quality of the nutrients in this seed for possible inclusion in humans and animal feeds	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	Proximate Composition and Some Mineral Elements Content of Calabash (Leginerea vulgaries) Seeds	en_US
dc.type	Article	en_US