PROXIMATE COMPOSITION OF COCOYAM VARIETIES X. SAGITTIFOLIUM (RED COCOYAM) AND X. ATROVIRENS (WHITE COCOYAM) COLLECTED FROM UMUOCHAM MARKET IN ABA, ABIA STATE, SOUTH EASTERN NIGERIA
| Main Author: | Amah A.K1, *Ogbodo E.C2, Njoku C.M3, Okhiai O4, Amaechi I.P5, Akunneh-wariso C.C4, Ejiofor D.C1, Iheukwumere C.B4, Timothy C.O4 & Mbanaso E.L4. |
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| Format: | Article |
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, 2018
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| Online Access: |
https://zenodo.org/record/1463868 |
Daftar Isi:
- Cocoyam sample varieties: X. sagittifolium (Red cocoyam) and X. atrovirens (White cocoyam) were analyzed for their proximate composition using standard methods of analysis and experimental design was adopted for the study. The result showed that red cocoyam (X. sagittifolium) had a moisture content 65.57 (%); Ash content 3.48 (g/100g); crude fibre content 1.93 (g/100g); fat content 0.40 (g/100g); crude protein content 4.72 (g/100g) and carbohydrate content 20.92 (g/100g) while X. atrovirens (White cocoyam) had a moisture content 66.7 (%); Ash content 2.66 (g/100g), crude protein content 3.50 (g/100g), crude fibre content 1.31 (g/100g), fat content 0.41 (g/100g), and carbohydrate content 23.0 (g/100g). The ash, crude fibre and crude protein contents were significantly higher in red cocoyam than white cocoyam variety (p<0.05) respectively. However, the fat content was significantly lower in the red cocoyam variety than in the white cocoyam (p<0.05), whereas, the moisture contents and carbohydrate contents between both varieties of cocoyam did not differ significantly (p>0.05). Therefore, cocoyam consumption could be recommended to both children and adult as a cheap dietary nutrients source for the promotion of good health.