Proximate and Mineral Composition of Nibs and Shells of Processed Ungerminated and Germinated Cocoa Beans

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dc.contributor.authorAdeyeye, E.I
dc.contributor.authorAyejuyo, O.O
dc.date.accessioned2020-03-02T08:21:01Z
dc.date.available2020-03-02T08:21:01Z
dc.date.issued2010-06-05
dc.descriptionStaff publicationsen_US
dc.description.abstractThe proximate and mineral compositions of the nib and shell samples of Germinated and Ungerminated cocoa beans from Idanre Local Government Area of Ondo State, Nigeria, were evaluated. The dry weight of fifty-two whole cocoa beans ranged between 0.38-1.40 (0.85+- 0.27) g (germinated beans) and 0.89-1.30 (1.09+- 0.13) g (ungerminated beans). The mean moisture content of nibs was 4.38 +- 0.04 g/100 g (ungerminated beans) and 1.81+- 0.01 g/100 g ( germinated beans) while shell moisture was 7.27 +- 0.01 g/ 100 g (ungerminated beans) and 2.26 +- 0.02 g/ 100 g (germinated beans). The protein content and ether extract for the ungerminated nibs have the following respective values in g/100 g: 18.25+- 0.02, 21.66 +- 0.04, 46.82 +- 0.03, 3.30 +- 0.01 and 5.59 +- 0.04 while the corresponding values in the germinated nibs were 18.03+- 0.03, 8.15+- 0.02, 3.15 +- 0.01. Na, K and P were more in the nibs and shell than Ca and Mg. The trace metals (Zn, Fe, Cu and Cr) were low in concentration in both the nibs and the shell. Significant differences occured in the compositions of the nibs and shell of both germinated and ungerminated cocoa beans.en_US
dc.identifier.citationAdeyeye E.I. & Ayejuyo O.O (2010). Proximate and Mineral Compositions of Nibs and Shells of Processed Ungerminated and Germinated cocoa beans. International Journal of Chemical Sciences, 3(1).en_US
dc.identifier.issn2006-3350
dc.identifier.urihttps://ir.unilag.edu.ng/handle/123456789/7929
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherInternational Journal of Chemical Sciencesen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesInternational Journal of Chemical Sciences;Vol.3(1)
dc.subjectChemical compositionen_US
dc.subjectCocoa nibs and shellen_US
dc.subjectMineral compositionen_US
dc.subjectCocoa beansen_US
dc.subjectResearch Subject Categories::NATURAL SCIENCES::Chemistryen_US
dc.titleProximate and Mineral Composition of Nibs and Shells of Processed Ungerminated and Germinated Cocoa Beansen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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