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    Proximate and Phytochemical Composition of Shea nut Cake in Borgu, Niger State, Nigeria
    (International Journal of Veterinary Sciences and Animal Husbandry, 2024-01-04) Idris, H.; Kudu, Y. S.; Yisa, M.; Malik, A. A.; Usman, Abdulkadir; Ukewase, I. K.
    Shea nut cake (SNC), a major by-product from Shea butter production has proximate nutrients which are not readily available for utilization by animals due to the presence of anti-nutritional factors, mainly the obromine, saponin and tannins. The present work evaluated the effectiveness of physical processing methods on samples (A - unprocessed Shea nut cake, B – soaked in water for 48 hours, rinsed, strained and sun dried; C – soaked for 48 hours by changing of water after 24 hours, rinsed, strained and sun dried; D - soaked in water for 72 hours by changing of water after every 24 hours, rinsed, strained and sun dried; E - soaked in water for 72 hours, rinsed, strained and sun dried; F- boiled up to 101 oC and sun dried) for reducing the anti-nutritional factors present in the she nut cake. The proximate composition analysis result showed that SNC was high in protein (8.33 to 13.99%) and ether extract (8.49 to 11.88%). The increasing order for effectiveness of the processing methods in reducing the tannin content of SNC was as follows: F