Nutritive and Anti-Nutritive Evaluation of Wonderful Kola (Buccholzia coricea) Seeds

Amaechi, Nuria

doi:10.3923/pjn.2009.1120.1122

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“…Besides curing ailments, various plant parts like roots, stems, leaves, flowers, fruit and seeds can act as a food resource for human [1] . These are indispensable constituent of human diet supplying the body with minerals salts, vitamins and certain hormone precursors, in addition to protein and energy [2] . Plant-derived natural products can be used for the treatment of diseases, thus can act as a base for development of natural blueprint of new drugs [3] .…”

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Essential oil composition and nutrient analysis of selected medicinal plants in Sultanate of Oman

Hussain

Rehman

Al‐Harrasi

et al. 2013

Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Disease

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Essential oil composition and nutrient analysis of selected medicinal plants in Sultanate of Oman

Hussain

Rehman

Al‐Harrasi

et al. 2013

Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Disease

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“…The oxalate value is higher than 1.06mg/100g reported for B.coricea seeds (Amaechi, 2009) and 0.159mg/100g reported for Pennsetum purpureum (Okaraonye and Ikewuchi, 2009) but lower than (58.81mg/100g) reported for seeds of Solanum nigrum (Akubugwo et al, 2007) and 109.00mg/100g reported for Gnetum africanum seeds (Ekpo,2007).Oxalate is of concern because of its negative effect on mineral availability. High oxalate diet can increase the risk of renal calcium absorption and has been implicated as a source of kidney stones (Chai and Liebman, 2004).…”

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“…The phytate content of S. dulcificum pulp is lower than 0.006% reported for Pennsetum purpureum (Okaraonye and Ikewuchi, 2009) and 0.318mg/100g reported for B.coricea seeds (Amaechi, 2009). The knowledge of phytate level in foods is necessary because high concentration of phytate can cause adverse effect on digestibility.…”

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Phytochemical, Antinutrient and Amino Acid Composition of Synsepalum dulcificum Pulp

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2014

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“…It is a contributor of municipal waste [4]. However, studies have revealed that they are good sources of important nutrients, supplying the body with minerals salts, vitamins and certain hormone precursors, protein, energy and essential amino acid [5,6]. The leaves and fruit of Terminalia catappa are astringent.…”

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Proximate Analysis and Determination of Some Selected Vitamins and Minerals Contents of Terminalia Catappa Endocarp Flour

Anuforo¹

2017

JNHFS

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This study was designed to determine the proximate, minerals, vitamins content of milled Terminalia catappa endocarp flour as possible source of nutrients. The analyses were done using standard methods of Association of Official Analytical Chemists (AOAC). The result of the proximate composition showed the following; moisture (5.00 ± 0.28 g/100g), ash content (11.03 ± 0.25 g/100g), crude protein (8.28 ± 0.35 g/100g), crude fat (8.53 ± 0.18 g/100g), crude fibre (36.33 ± 0.18 g/100g) and carbohydrate (30.85 ± 0.71 g/100g). The mineral contents;calcium (220.19 ± 0.19 mg/100g), magnesium (43.66 ± 0.06 mg/100g), phosphorus (41.87 ± 0.99 mg/100g), potassium (326.32 ± 0.18 mg/100g), sodium (16.75 ± 0.13 mg/100g). It also contained vitamin A (6.45 ± 0.00 mg/100g), vitamin B2 -riboflavin (0.09 ± 0.01 mg/100g), vitamin B1 -thiamine (0.345 ± 0.10 mg/100g), vitamin B3 -niacin (2.52 ± 0.09 mg/100g) and vitamin C -ascorbic acid (14.58 ± 0.09 mg/100g). Terminalia catappa wastes can be sources of nutrients, mineral elements and vital vitamins that were nutritionally important for body health. Therefore, proper exploration of these waste will result in proper tropical almond wastes utilization and help in solid waste management (waste reduction), thereby resulting environmental sustainability.

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Nutritive and Anti-Nutritive Evaluation of Wonderful Kola (Buccholzia coricea) Seeds

Cited by 26 publications

References 10 publications

Essential oil composition and nutrient analysis of selected medicinal plants in Sultanate of Oman

Essential oil composition and nutrient analysis of selected medicinal plants in Sultanate of Oman

Phytochemical, Antinutrient and Amino Acid Composition of Synsepalum dulcificum Pulp

Proximate Analysis and Determination of Some Selected Vitamins and Minerals Contents of Terminalia Catappa Endocarp Flour

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