Immune Boosting Micronutrients in Seeds of Uziza (piper Guineense), Ehuru (aframonum Melegueta), Uda (monodora Myristica) and Aidan Fruit (tetrapluera Tetrapetra)
Student: Godsgift Ifunanya Amarah (Project, 2025)
Department of Food Science and Technology
University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Enugu State
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ABSTRACT
This study determined the content of immune boosting micronutrients (iron, zinc, calcium, selenium, Lauric acid, vitamin A, B9, C, and E, in Piper guineense (uziza), Aframonum melegueta (uda), Monodora myristica (ehuru), and Tetrapleura tetraptera (aidan fruit), using standard procedures. The sample with the highest amount of micronutrients was subjected to proximate analysis. The iron, zinc, calcium and selenium contents ranged from, 2.29 - 3.82mg/g, 0.32 - 0.59mg/g, 48.61 - 54.17mg/g, 0.10 - 0.26mg/g respectively. The vitamin A, vitamin B9, vitamin C, vitamin E and lauric acid content ranged from, 144.25 - 164.25mcg RAE/g, 3.70 - 4.90mcg/g, 20.60 - 32.30mg/g, 0.19 - 0.31mg/g, 0.12 - 0.25ug/g respectively. Piper guineense (uziza) had the highest amount of immune boosting micronutrients. Its proximate composition was 9.25%, 5.49%, 14.21% - 11.53%, 9.64%, 11.83%, 52.30% for crude protein, ash, moisture, crude fat, crude fiber and carbohydrate contents respectively.
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- Landmark University, Omu-Aran, Kwara State 1
- Lead City University, Ibadan, Oyo State 1
- Lens Polytechnic, offa, Kwara State. 215
- Madonna University, Elele, Rivers State 20
- Madonna University, Okija, Anambra State 2
- Mcpherson University, Seriki Sotayo, Ogun State 1
- Michael and Cecilia Ibru University, Owhrode, Delta State 1
- Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike 43
- Michael Otedola Col of Primary Educ. Epe, Lagos (affl To University of Ibadan) 8
- Modibbo Adama University, Yola, Adamawa State 15