?PROXIMATE COMPOSITION, SOME NUTRITIONALLY VALUABLE MINERALS AND FUNCTIONAL PROPERTIES OF WALNUT (TETRACARPIDIUM CONOPHORUM (MUELL. ARGo) FLOUR

Authors

  • Mary 0 Edema Department of Chemistry, University of Benin, Benin City, Nigeria
  • F E Okieimen Department of Chemistry, University of Benin, Benin City, Nigeria

Keywords:

Composition, Mineral content, Functional properties, Walnut flour, Tetracarpidium conophorum.

Abstract

FuJI fat walnut (Tetracarpidium conophorum) seed flour was produced and evaluated for proximate and nutritionally valuable
mineral composition and functional properties. The proximate composition of walnut was characterized by relatively high
protein (14.75%), total carbohydrates (18.87%), fat (51.68%), crude fibre (1.16%) and ash (3.73%). The mineral analysis
showed that seed flour was rich in the content of sodium, potassium and phosphorus. The foaming capacity and the least
gelation concentration of the seed flour were found to be 7.8% and 5.lO%, respectively. The effects of dilute solutions of NaCI
and KCI on some functional properties of the seed flour were also examined. The results indicated that addition of NaCI or KCI
solution improved the functional properties of the seed flour.

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Published

2000-10-23

How to Cite

Edema, M. 0, & Okieimen, F. E. (2000). ?PROXIMATE COMPOSITION, SOME NUTRITIONALLY VALUABLE MINERALS AND FUNCTIONAL PROPERTIES OF WALNUT (TETRACARPIDIUM CONOPHORUM (MUELL. ARGo) FLOUR. Biological Sciences - PJSIR, 43(5), 267–270. Retrieved from http://v2.pjsir.org/index.php/biological-sciences/article/view/2047

Issue

Vol. 43 No. 5 (2000): Pakistan Journal of Scientific and Industrial Research

Section

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