Nutritional Evaluation of Calabash Gourd (Lagenaria Siceraria) Seeds and Oil
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The nutritional, anti-nutritional contents of calabash gourd (Lagenaria siceraria) seed
flour and some nutritional values of its oil were evaluated using standard analytical
methods. The proximate analysis ranged from 3.9 (ash) – 46.2% (fat). Phosphorous
(554 mg/100 g) was found to be the most abundant mineral in the seed flour. Antinutrients
recorded for the seed flour were 10.2% (saponin), 0.794 (cyanide), 1.31
(tannin), 10.3 (oxalate) and 19.3 mg/100 g (Phytate). The amino acids composition of
the seed flour ranged from 0.746 (methionine) – 18.6 g/100 g cp (glutamic acid). The
total PUFA and the total SFA contents of the seed oil were 63.6% and 20.6%
respectively. The total phospholipid content of the seed oil was 987 mg/100 g while the
total sterol value was 257 mg/100 g. The seeds of calabash gourd could be utilized as
an alternative source of stable vegetable oil, mineral elements and protein for culinary
and industrial applications.
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QD Chemistry