Titre du document / Document title
Chemical composition of black plum (Vitex doniana): an under-utilized fruit
Auteur(s) / Author(s)
AGBEDE J. O. (1) ;
IBITOYE A. A. (2) ;
Affiliation(s) du ou des auteurs / Author(s) Affiliation(s)
(1) Division of Nutritional Biochemistry, Department of Animal Production and Health, Soil and Pest Management, Federal University of Technology, P.M.B. 704, Akure, NIGERIA
(2) Department of Crop, Soil and Pest Management, Federal University of Technology, P.M.B. 704, Akure, NIGERIA
Résumé / Abstract
Samples of Vitex doniana fruit were collected from Akure metropolis. The dried edible portion was washed, ground into powder and analyzed for the proximate composition and mineral content. Thereafter, the phytin, tannin, ascorbic acid and sugar contents of the powder were also determined using standard procedures. The mean values for the proximate composition were: moisture 487.7±0.5, ash 52.7±0.1, fat 30.0+0.4, fibre 67.3±0.7, protein 72. 8001 and carbohydrate 289.5±0.8 g kg
-1 Phytin, phytin-phosphorus and tannin levels were 100, 2822001 and 50 mg kg
-1, respectively. The fruit contained relatively adequate quantities of nutritionally needed macro-mineral elements, and the concentration of sugars ranged between 474 and 40,000 mg kg
-1. Though it has lower vitamin C content when compared with other well known fruits, it is safe for consumption and could be a cheap source of raw material for juice production in this region.
Revue / Journal Title
International journal of food, agriculture and environment
ISSN
1459-0255
Source / Source
2007, vol. 5, n
o2, pp. 95-96 [2 page(s) (article)] (17 ref.)
Langue / Language
Anglais
Editeur / Publisher
WFL publisher, Helsinki, FINLANDE
(2002)
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INIST-CNRS, Cote INIST : 27691, 35400014681408.0200
Nº notice refdoc (ud4) : 18796040
