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Effect of Processing Method on Proximate Composition, Physicochemical Analysis and Mineral Content of Milk-Bush Seed (Thevetia peruviana)

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This study examined proximate composition, physicochemical analysis and mineral content of thevetia peruviana seed. The seeds (sun dried, oven dried and air dried) were ground into very fine powder. AOAC 2005 (Standard method) was used to analyse all the parameters used in the study. However, for mineral analysis, AOAC 2005 and Shumaila and Mahpara (Pak J Nutr 8(9):1456–1460, 2009) were used. The result of the proximate composition revealed that the moisture content was (4.59 ± 0.12, 2.78 ± 0.12 and 4.21 ± 0.12), ash content was (2.75 ± 0.12, 1.73 ± 0.07 and 1.22 ± 0.00), crude fibre content was (1.17 ± 0.00, 1.31 ± 0.00 and 1.42 ± 0.20), crude fat content was (66.84 ± 0.00, 66.67 ± 0.20 and 42.92 ± 0.00), crude protein content was (20.53 ± 0.12, 23.41 ± 0.12 and 24.72 ± 0.12), carbohydrate content was (28.04 ± 0.00, 4.10 ± 0.25 and 1.59 ± 0.00) and energy (597.504 ± 1.79 kcal/kg, 728.766 ± 1.19 kcal/kg and 725.430 ± 0.48 kcal/kg) for sun dried, oven dried and air dried seeds respectively. Meanwhile, the results for physicochemical analysis of the oven dried, air dried and sun dried samples were saponification value (mgKOH/g): 88.20 ± 0.00, 85.40 ± 0.00 and 77.00 ± 0.00, peroxide value (meq/kg): 6.00 ± 1.15, 1.53 ± 0.12 and 10.60 ± 0.12, acid value (mgKOH/g): 2.86 ± 0.06, 1.85 ± 0.12 and 2.85 ± 0.06, free fatty acid (% as oleic acid): 1.43 ± 0.12, 0.92 ± 0.12 and 0.83 ± 0.09, density (g/dm3): 0.91 ± 0.04, 0.87 ± 0.00 and 0.83 ± 0.01, specific-gravity:0.90 ± 0.12, 0.90 ± 0.00 and 0.87 ± 0.12, viscosity (pal/sec @25 °C): 24.99 ± 0.00, 20.48 ± 0.09 and 20.66 ± 0.00, iodine value (meq/kg): 13.51 ± 0.06, 11.59 ± 0.12 and 9.79 ± 0.06. The mineral contents of the sun dried, air dried and oven dried seed samples were in increasing order of K > Ca > Na > Mg > Zn > Fe > Cu > Pb > Ni. The study concluded that oven-dried sample of the seed of thevetia peruviana has greater effect on proximate composition than the other process.

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Akintelu, M.T., Amoo, I.A. & Kade, I.J. Effect of Processing Method on Proximate Composition, Physicochemical Analysis and Mineral Content of Milk-Bush Seed (Thevetia peruviana). Chemistry Africa 3, 1123–1131 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s42250-020-00175-y

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