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Title: Nutritional composition of Corchorus olitorius leaves
Authors: IDRIS, SULEIMAN
Yisa, J.
Ndamitso, M. M.
Keywords: Corchorus olitorius, nutritional composition, minerals, human and animal nutrition
Issue Date: Jun-2009
Publisher: Animal Production Research Advances,
Citation: IDRIS, S., Yisa, J. and Ndamitso, M. M. (2009). Nutritional composition of Corchorus olitorius leaves. Animal Production Research Advances, 5(2): 83-87.
Series/Report no.: 5;(2)
Abstract: The proximate and mineral composition of Corchorus olitorius leaves collected from a farm site at Barkin-Saleh in Minna town, Niger State, Nigeria, were carried out using standard methods of food analysis. The results of proximate composition showed that the leaves contained 18.38±0.32% ash, 12.54±0.10% crude protein, 11.99±0.50% crude lipid and 19.56±0.18% available carbohydrate. The leaves also had high energy value of 200.78±3.54 kcal/100g respectively. Mineral analysis revealed that potassium (2814.15±8.08 mg/100g) and magnesium (76.69± 0.13 mg/100g) were the dominant elements. The leaves also contained appreciable concentrations of Na (54.56±0.42 mg/100g), Ca (30.55±0.05 mg/100g), P (6.68±0.02 mg/100g), Cu (2.52±0.02 mg/100g), Fe (19.53±0.09 mg/100g), Mn (5.95±0.04 mg/100g) and Zn (4.71+0.01 mg/100g). The present result confirmed that Corchorus Olitorius leaves are rich sources of potassium, iron, copper, manganese and zinc as well as high energy values essential in human and animal nutrition.
URI: http://repository.futminna.edu.ng:8080/jspui/handle/123456789/17420
ISSN: 0794-4721
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