Nutritional and anti-nutrient profiles of some Ghanaian spices

Proximate, Antinutrient and Mineral Contents of Aframomum danielli (Ataiko) Seed

“…This result was in variance with that reported by Bouba et al [19] on proximate composition, mineral and vitamin contents of A. danielli fruit with predominant compositions identified as crude fat (23.1 ± 0.61 g/100 g) and carbohydrate (11.9 ± 0.1 g/100 g) with high ash content(9.3 ± 0.1 g/100 g) as against (3.95±0.05%) in the present study. The nutrients composition pattern of the two most abundant constituents compare favourably with those data obtained in previous research for different species of Aframomum seed [20,22,23,24,45].…”

“…Percentage moisture content was observed to be 11.35±0.15 which is higher than the amount reported by Adegoke and Skura [18] on the same spice and those of Ibekwe and Orok [20] and Bouba et al 2012 of different species of Aframomum seeds and fruit respectivelly. The amount is however lower than reports by Borquaye et al [45] and Asemave and Ode [24] on seeds of different Aframomum species. High moisture content will encourage microbial growth, increase the rate of enzymatic reaction and hence deterioration while low moisture content are indicative of their high dry matter content and possible long shelf-life.…”

“…This result is far higher than the work reported by Adegoke and Skura, [18] on this spice and the studies reported by Ibekwe and Orok [20]; Alaje et al [22]: Nwachoko et al [23] and Borquaye et al [45] on different species of Aframomum seeds. However, the amount of crude protein in the present study is lower than that reported by Borquaye et al [45] and Asemave and Ode, [24] on studies done on different species of Aframomum seeds. Proteins play critical roles in cellular functions, structure and regulations of metabolic activities in all living organisms hence A. danielli seed could serve as sufficient alternatives to the very scarce meat protein in the developing countries.…”

“…The gross caloric value in the present study was 286.55±2.75 kcal/100 g, a little above half of the gross caloric value of 469.7 kcal/100 g reported by Adegoke and Skura [18] of A. danielli seed. Borquaye et al [45] reported 243.17kcal as gross caloric value for the seed of Aframomum melegueta. Factors that could cause differences in proximate compositions are differences in soil characteristics, climatic conditions at the areas where they were cultivated, growth conditions, genetic variations and differences in analytical procedures [49,50,51,52].…”

Assessment of Micronutrient Status of Electronic Waste (E-waste) Recyclers at Agbogbloshie (Ghana) Using Dietary Information and Biomarker Data

“…Our results suggest that the e-waste recyclers' Ca and Fe intake from their diet improved signi cantly with increasing daily income earned as well as number of hours spent recycling e-waste. This may be attributed to the fact that Ca and Fe containing foods are relatively expensive in urban areas (Borquaye et al, 2017), thus people with higher income status may afford such foods. Similarly, a systematic review con rmed that people who earned higher incomes were more likely to consume Ca and Ferich foods such as lean meats, whole grains, sh and low-fat dairy products (García-Chávez et al, 2018; Mayen et al, 2014).…”