Proximate Composition of Seeds of Some Lesser-Known Crops

Seeds of Jatropha curcas, Trichosanthes cucumerina, Annona muricata and Citrullus vulgaris were analysed for proximate composition, cell wall carbohydrates, nutritive and non-nutritive components and then their energy values were estimated. Crop seeds contained per kg: 113.1 - 324.5 g crude protein,...

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Main Authors: R. A., Oloyo, N. O. A., Ilelaboye
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Language:English
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Published: Universiti Putra Malaysia Press 2002
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description Seeds of Jatropha curcas, Trichosanthes cucumerina, Annona muricata and Citrullus vulgaris were analysed for proximate composition, cell wall carbohydrates, nutritive and non-nutritive components and then their energy values were estimated. Crop seeds contained per kg: 113.1 - 324.5 g crude protein, 364.8 - 483.3 g fat, 29.3 - 296.8 g crude fibre, 29.8 - 37.8 g total ash, 111.9 - 222.8 g soluble carbohydrate, 41. 0 - 363.4 g cell wall carbohydrate, 18.0- 169.0 g cellulose, 23.9- 194.4 g hemicelluloses, 706.5 - 970.7 g cellular matter, 685.3 - 947.0 g organic cellular matter, 10.4 - 29.6 g soluble ash, 5.2 - 19.4 g acid-insoluble ash, 25.5 39.4 g non-nutritive matter, 20.0 - 48.6 g lignin, 19.2 - 25.6 MJ total energy, 9.0 - 21.9 MJ digestible energy and 66.5 - 269.4 g digestible crude protein. It was concluded that except for Annona muricata, all the seed samples are potentially good sources ofdietary energy and protein supplements for ruminants. The need to further investigate the inorganic matter for their mineral element constituents in order to ascertain adequacy or otherwise in meeting the animal requirement is suggested.
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spelling upm-34032013-05-27T07:08:14Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/3403/ Proximate Composition of Seeds of Some Lesser-Known Crops R. A., Oloyo N. O. A., Ilelaboye Seeds of Jatropha curcas, Trichosanthes cucumerina, Annona muricata and Citrullus vulgaris were analysed for proximate composition, cell wall carbohydrates, nutritive and non-nutritive components and then their energy values were estimated. Crop seeds contained per kg: 113.1 - 324.5 g crude protein, 364.8 - 483.3 g fat, 29.3 - 296.8 g crude fibre, 29.8 - 37.8 g total ash, 111.9 - 222.8 g soluble carbohydrate, 41. 0 - 363.4 g cell wall carbohydrate, 18.0- 169.0 g cellulose, 23.9- 194.4 g hemicelluloses, 706.5 - 970.7 g cellular matter, 685.3 - 947.0 g organic cellular matter, 10.4 - 29.6 g soluble ash, 5.2 - 19.4 g acid-insoluble ash, 25.5 39.4 g non-nutritive matter, 20.0 - 48.6 g lignin, 19.2 - 25.6 MJ total energy, 9.0 - 21.9 MJ digestible energy and 66.5 - 269.4 g digestible crude protein. It was concluded that except for Annona muricata, all the seed samples are potentially good sources ofdietary energy and protein supplements for ruminants. The need to further investigate the inorganic matter for their mineral element constituents in order to ascertain adequacy or otherwise in meeting the animal requirement is suggested. Universiti Putra Malaysia Press 2002 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/3403/1/Proximate_Composition_of_Seeds_of_Some_Lesser-Known_Crops.pdf R. A., Oloyo and N. O. A., Ilelaboye (2002) Proximate Composition of Seeds of Some Lesser-Known Crops. Pertanika Journal of Tropical Agricultural Science, 25 (2). pp. 87-91. ISSN 1511-3701 English
spellingShingle R. A., Oloyo
N. O. A., Ilelaboye
Proximate Composition of Seeds of Some Lesser-Known Crops
title Proximate Composition of Seeds of Some Lesser-Known Crops
title_full Proximate Composition of Seeds of Some Lesser-Known Crops
title_fullStr Proximate Composition of Seeds of Some Lesser-Known Crops
title_full_unstemmed Proximate Composition of Seeds of Some Lesser-Known Crops
title_short Proximate Composition of Seeds of Some Lesser-Known Crops
title_sort proximate composition of seeds of some lesser-known crops
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