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Physicochemical and nutrient evaluation of African bush mango (Irvingia gabonensis) seeds and pulp

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Physicochemical and nutrient evaluations of African bush mango seeds and pulp were conducted. The seeds contained 3.36%, 7.70%, 65.46%, 2.26%, 10.23% and 10.93% of moisture, crude protein, crude fat, mineral ash, crude fiber and carbohydrate, respectively. The pulp contained 80.0%, 1.09% , 1.06%, 0.8%, 0.4% 10.7% of moisture, crude protein, crude fat, mineral ash, crude fiber and carbohydrate, respectively. The physicochemical analysis of the pulp showed that it contained 0.112 cm3 titratable acidity, 0.21% water soluble ash, 459.7 mg/100 ml reducing sugars, 49.1% non-reducing sugars, 10.0 (Brix °) soluble solids, 1.3355 refractive index, 10.0% total solids, 1.2 × 103 NSM−2 viscosity and 1.012 specific gravity. Ascorbic acid and calcium contents were 66.7 mg/100 ml and 262.5 mg/100 g, respectively. The pulp was slightly acidic (pH 5.8) which indicates that it may not be easily spoiled by micro-organisms.

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  1. Department of Biochemistry, Ambrose Alli University, P.M.B. 14, Ekpoma, Nigeria

    I.A. Onimawo, F. Oteno & G. Orokpo

  2. Department of Food Science and Technology, Federal Polytechnic, Idah, Nigeria

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Onimawo, I., Oteno, F., Orokpo, G. et al. Physicochemical and nutrient evaluation of African bush mango (Irvingia gabonensis) seeds and pulp. Plant Foods Hum Nutr 58, 1–6 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1023/B:QUAL.0000040320.33549.df

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