FUW TRENDS IN SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY JOURNAL
(A Peer Review Journal)
e–ISSN: 2408–5162; p–ISSN: 2048–5170
keywords: Proximate, amino acids, pulp, seed, Adansonia digitata L.
Baobab (Adansonia digitata L.) is an underutilized tropical fruit tree of family Bombacaceae which is mostly found in Northern Nigeria. Proximate and amino acid compositions of pulp and seed of Adansonia digitata L. were investigated using standard analytical techniques. The respective proximate composition values (%) for the pulp and seed samples were: moisture (10.90 and 3.50), ash (4.20 and 2.80), crude fat (0.40 and 13.10), crude protein (3.20 and 19.20), crude fibre (5.80 and 15.30), and carbohydrate (72.50 and 46.10). The calculated fatty acids and metabolizable energy for the pulp and seed samples were 0.32 and 10.48%; 1352.70 and 1594.80 kJ/100g, respectively. The values of metabolizable energy in this study showed that both samples have energy concentrations comparable to some legumes. The amino acid profile revealed that pulp and seed samples of Adansonia digitata L. contained nutritionally useful quantities of most of the essential amino acids. The total amino acids (TAA), total essential amino acids (TEAA) (with His), total sulphur amino acids (TSAA), and essential aromatic amino acids (EArAA) for the pulp and seed samples were 98.24 and 106.64; 40.31 and 45.34; 2.52 and 3.93; 8.91 and 9.71, respectively. However, essential amino acid supplementation may be required in a dietary formula based on Adansonia digitata L. (pulp and seed), when comparing the EAAs in this report with the recommended FAO/WHO provisional pattern. The limiting EAAs in the pulp and seed of Adansonia digitata L. is Threonine.
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