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Proximate Analysis and Phytochemical Screening of Fluted Pumpkin (Telfairia occidentalis) Pod

American Journal of Food, Nutrition and Health
Vol.1 , No. 1, Publication Date: Mar. 26, 2016, Page: 1-6

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[1]	Akwukwaegbu P. I., Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Port Harcourt, Choba, Rivers State, Nigeria.
[2]	Peters D. E., Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Port Harcourt, Choba, Rivers State, Nigeria.
[3]	Wegwu M. O., Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Port Harcourt, Choba, Rivers State, Nigeria.

Abstract

Proximate analysis and phytochemical screening of fluted pumpkin (Telfairia occidentalis) pod was investigated using standard analytical methods. Results of the proximate analysis showed moisture (43.18±0.59%), Ash (6.26±0.59%), crude fibre (15.43±0.01%), lipid (7.43±0.01%), crude protein (10.73±0.20%) and carbohydrate (16.97±0.21%); while phytochemical screening gave tannins (6.41±0.95%), saponins (0.83±0.01%), alkaloids (0.66±0.01%), flavonoids (1.48±0.01%), cardiac glycosides (9.37±0.02%), oxalate (3460.00±0.01mg/100g), phytate (0.65±0.02%) and phenol (0.63±0.00%). It can be concluded that pumpkin pod waste has high moisture, fibre and tannins with low phytate, phenol and oxalate contents.

Keywords

Pumpkin Pod, Waste, Proximate, Phytochemicals

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