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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- Sokoto State University, Sokoto, Sokoto State 42
- St. Albert The Great Major Seminary, Abeokuta. (affl. To University of Benin) 1
- Sule Lamido University, Kafin Hausa, Jigawa State 4
- Tai Solarin University of Education, Ijagun, Ogun State 18
- Tansian University, Oba, Anambra State 1
- Taraba State University, Jalingo, Taraba State 32
- Temple-Gate Polytechnic, Osisioma, Abia State 1
- The Oke-Ogun Polytechnic, Saki, Oyo State 6
- The Polytechnic, Ibadan, Oyo State 13
- THOMAS ADEWUMI UNIVERSITY, OKO-IRESE, KWARA STATE 1