NUTRITIONAL CHARACTERISTICS OF Terminalia catappa L. FROM SEEDS AND OIL
MERINA PAUL DAS *
Department of Biotechnology, Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research, Selaiyur, Chennai-73, India.
S. SELVAKUMAR
Department of Biotechnology, Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research, Selaiyur, Chennai-73, India.
M. RAMKRISHNA RAO
Department of Biotechnology, Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research, Selaiyur, Chennai-73, India.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
The seeds of Terminalia sp. were evaluated for their nutritional characters to utilize them for humans. Immediate examinations indicated that the seed contained 3.95% dampness, 24.78% unrefined protein, 5.36% debris, 3.94% rough fiber, 53.75% fats, 17.05% sugar and 549.65 Kcal Calorific esteem. The seeds were seen as great wellsprings of minerals. Potassium (9285 ± 0.22 mg) was the uppermost, followed in plunging request by Ca (837.20±1.28 mg), Mg (788.68 ± 0.21 mg) and Na (24.69± 0.32 mg). The oil was observed to be high in un immersed greasy acids, particularly oleic and linoleic.
Keywords: Proximate composition, fatty acid