PROXIMATE COMPOSITION AND LEVELS OF SOME ANTI-NUTRIENT CONTENTS OF Urgineaaltissima

A.S. Kamba., L. Abubakar., M.U. Muhammad., S.M. Adamu and S. Muhammad.
Department of Chemistry
Shehu Shagari College of Education, Sokoto State
Email: Lawaligada@gmail.com
ABSTRACT
Proximate composition and levels of some anti-nutrient in Urgineaaltissima was investigated. The objective of the study is to investigate the nutritional properties of Urgineaaltissima using standard analytical methods. On dry weight basis, the proximate analyses showed it contained moisture (8.33 ± 0.57%), crude lipid (2.16 ± 0.28%), ash (6.66 ± 0.76%), crude protein (3.70 ± 0.07%), crude fibre (5.66 ± 0.57%), available carbohydrate (81.7±7.90%) and calorific value (361.4Kcal/100g). the results of mineral analysis indicated that the sample contained appreciable amount of mineral elements with potassium as the predominant element in the sample. Anti-nutritional analysis showed the presence of phytate (75.62mg%), oxalate (0.07mg%), saponins (4.60mg%) and hydrocyanic acid (1.22mg%). The values are lower than the reference toxic standard levels. Therefore, rgineaaltissima could supplement the potential nutritional uses.