Chemical Composition and Nutritional Value of Cassia occidentalis Seeds

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العنوان: Chemical Composition and Nutritional Value of Cassia occidentalis Seeds
المؤلفون: Nachana’a Timothy, Umar Abdulkadir Tugga, Ezekiel Tagwi Williams
المصدر: International Journal of Biochemistry Research & Review. :1-8
بيانات النشر: Sciencedomain International, 2019.
سنة النشر: 2019
مصطلحات موضوعية: Vitamin, chemistry.chemical_compound, biology, chemistry, Cassia, food and beverages, General Medicine, Food science, biology.organism_classification, Proximate composition, Value (mathematics), Chemical composition
الوصف: Proximate composition, amino acid, mineral content, vitamin composition and anti-nutritional factors of Cassia occidentalis seed were determined using a standard method of analysis. The result showed that the seed had the following proximate composition on dry weight (DW) bases: ash (39.00%), moisture content (2.00%), crude protein (18.50%), crude lipid (7.55%, Crude fibre (16.30%) and carbohydrate (16.75%). Six amino acid was detected (isoleucine, leucine, tyrosine, alanine, glutamine and valine) indicating that the seed is a good source of amino acid for adult. Vitamin composition (beta- carotene, thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, ascorbic acid and alpha-tocopherol) were also detected in the seed. The anti-nutrient analysis showed that the seed contains total phytate (1.25 mg/100 g) oxalate (1.70 mg/100 g) and nitrate (0.82 mg/100 g). While hydrogen cyanide was not detected. Elementary analysis revealed that the seed contain Na (0.015±0.02 mg/100 g), Cu (0.028±0.04 mg/100 g), Zn (0.441±0.10 mg/100 g), Mg (2.003±0.30 mg/100 g) and Mn (0.041±0.03 mg/100 g) while Cd, Cr and Pb were not detected. Comparing the nutrients and anti-nutrient constituent with WHO and FAO values, the result indicated that the Cassia occidentalis seed had the potential to be used as a source of nutrient in alleviating macro and micronutrient deficiencies.
تدمد: 2231-086X
DOI: 10.9734/ijbcrr/2019/v27i330122
URL الوصول: https://explore.openaire.eu/search/publication?articleId=doi_________::2cafabc3c3cef49c4e93a43ddcbef084
https://doi.org/10.9734/ijbcrr/2019/v27i330122
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تدمد:2231086X
DOI:10.9734/ijbcrr/2019/v27i330122