Proximate and Mineral Content Analysis of African Star Apple (Chrysophyllum Albidum)

Abstract

Joy Chinyere Ogbu, Godwin Etuk-Udo, Ugoh S.C., Udeh S.M.C and O.O. Odunsanya

The proximate analysis of African Star Apple indicated that the moisture content of the plant material was 11.47 ± 0.10%, the ash content was 1.74 ± 0.02%, the crude fibre and crude fat were 2.42 ± 0.02% and 3.28 ± 0.04% respectively while the Nitrogen free extract was 0.51 ± 0.00%, crude protein was 1.86 ± 0.01% while carbohydrate was 81.64 ± 0.06% and a gross energy of 1.52 kcal. The result of mineral content analysis indicated that cupper had concertation of 2.44 ± 0.00 mg/kg, iron (2.24 ± 0.03 mg/kg), potassium (1.32 ± 0.00 mg/kg), Magnesium (1.26 ± 0.00 mg/kg), calcium (0.94 ± 0.00 mg/kg), nickel (0.51 ± 0.02 mg/kg), chromium (0.16 ± 0.01 mg/kg), cadmium (0.03 ± 0.00 mg/kg).

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