Nutritional and Antinutritional Composition of Sclerocarya birrea Peels

Authors

  • S. Muhammad Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto
  • L. G. Hassan
  • S.M. Dangoggo
  • S.W. Hassan
  • R.A. Umar
  • K. J. Umar

Keywords:

Sclerocarya birrea, Nutrition, Antinutritional, phytate, oxalate.

Abstract

The peels of Sclerocarya birrea were evaluated for its nutritional and antinutritional composition. The results show that the moisture, ash, crude protein, crude lipid, crude fibre, available carbohydrate and energy value were 67.55

Author Biography

S. Muhammad, Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto

Senior Lecturer, Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto

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Published

2015-04-03

How to Cite

Muhammad, S., Hassan, L. G., Dangoggo, S., Hassan, S., Umar, R., & Umar, K. J. (2015). Nutritional and Antinutritional Composition of Sclerocarya birrea Peels. International Journal of Sciences: Basic and Applied Research (IJSBAR), 21(2), 39–48. Retrieved from https://www.gssrr.org/index.php/JournalOfBasicAndApplied/article/view/3376

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