Abstract
Attempt was made to determine the nutritional and anti nutritional composition of Wild melon (C. ecirrhosus ) popularly known as “Gunar shanu in Hausa land, using suitable methods of analyses. The results for proximate analyses (% DW) showed a composition of 3.73 ± moisture, 2.12 ± 0.08 ash content, 26.36 ± 0.10 crude protein, 50.67 ± crude lipid, 2.17 ± 0.29 crude fibre, 18.69 ± 0.82 carbohydrate and energy value of 601.7 ± 8.75 Kcal/ 100g. Amino acids determination revealed a profile containing essential amino acids for adults, but leucine, lysine, and threonine are below the requirement value for children. The oil was found to composed of a combination of high concentration (67.3%) of unsaturated fatty acids (linoleic acid C:18.2) and oleic C:18.1), and low concentration (36.6%) of saturated fatty acids (stearic acid C: 18.0 and palmitic acid C:16.0). This arrangement gave the oil good properties suitable for industrial and domestic activities. High concentration of nitrate (151666±7637), phytate (136.04±1.54) and saponin (18.65 ± 0.2mg/100gDW) were recorded in the seed, this is notwithstanding because boiling reduce their effect to a minimum. The overall result implies that seed of the wild melon possessed the potential to be used as a source of nutrition.
Usman, H (2021). Nutritional and Antinutritional Analysis of the Seed and Seed Oil of Citrullus Ecirrhosis (Wild Melon). Afribary. Retrieved from https://afribary.com/works/nutritional-and-antinutritional-analysis-of-the-seed-and-seed-oil-of-citrullus-ecirrhosis-wild-melon
Usman, Hassan "Nutritional and Antinutritional Analysis of the Seed and Seed Oil of Citrullus Ecirrhosis (Wild Melon)" Afribary. Afribary, 16 Apr. 2021, https://afribary.com/works/nutritional-and-antinutritional-analysis-of-the-seed-and-seed-oil-of-citrullus-ecirrhosis-wild-melon. Accessed 03 May. 2024.
Usman, Hassan . "Nutritional and Antinutritional Analysis of the Seed and Seed Oil of Citrullus Ecirrhosis (Wild Melon)". Afribary, Afribary, 16 Apr. 2021. Web. 03 May. 2024. < https://afribary.com/works/nutritional-and-antinutritional-analysis-of-the-seed-and-seed-oil-of-citrullus-ecirrhosis-wild-melon >.
Usman, Hassan . "Nutritional and Antinutritional Analysis of the Seed and Seed Oil of Citrullus Ecirrhosis (Wild Melon)" Afribary (2021). Accessed May 03, 2024. https://afribary.com/works/nutritional-and-antinutritional-analysis-of-the-seed-and-seed-oil-of-citrullus-ecirrhosis-wild-melon