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PROXIMATE AND MINERAL COMPOSITION OF PUMPKIN LEAF (Telfari occedentalis) CULTIVATED IN OZORO COMMUNITY, DELTA STATE

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This study is aimed at the determination of the proximate and mineral composition of T.occidentalis leaves cultivated in Ozoro metropolis. The leaves used in the study were obtained from the main market and taken to the laboratory for analysis using the standard methods of food analysis. The result of the proximate analysis of the sample as shown in table 4.1 are moisture 7.45(6.6, 10.94), ash 7.73 (12.3, 8.31), fat 2.0 (10.7, 6.46), protein 56.0 (35.4, 21.14), carbohydrate 26.82 (33.4, 53.10). while the mineral analysis of the sample as shown in table 4.2 sodium 89.7 (31.2, 51.49), magnesium 33.0 (14.3, 61.03), calcium 75.0 (14.3, 61.03), potassium 352.0 (20.4), copper 36.4 (ND, 0.93), iron 3.7 (6.4, 25.75) and Zinc 19.3 (11.6, 13.15). the result of the study revealed that T.occidentalis leaves contains high amount of crude protein and carbohydrate, while fat content in the present study was very low, likewise the chemical composition shows that the leaves is rich in Na, Mg, Ca, K, Cu and Zn. hence, the T.occidedtalis leaves could be good sources of nutrients in diets for consumption.

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