@article{ajfn20221022,
author={{Hadja, Fofana Nak¨ºmin and Mathias, Koffi Kouam¨¦ and Ibrahim, Fofana},
title={Study of the Biochemical and Phytochemical Composition of <i>Carapa procera</i> (Meliaceae) Almonds from the C?te d'Ivoire Center},
journal={American Journal of Food and Nutrition},
volume={10},
number={2},
pages={45--49},
year={2022},
url={http://pubs.sciepub.com/ajfn/10/2/2},
issn={2374-1163},
abstract={<i>Carapa procera</i> DC (Meliaceae) is a species known in the rural and scientific world for its cosmetic and medicinal virtues for human and animal health. This study aims to contribute to the valorisation of <i>Carapa procera</i> kernels in the food industry. Thus, the physicochemical and phytochemical characteristics of <i>Carapa procera</i> kernels were evaluated according to usual laboratory methods. The evaluation of the parameters led to the following results : 25.06 ¡À 1.22 g/100g moisture, 5.8 pH, 3 g/100g ash, 61.4 ¡À 1.24 g/100g crude fat, (3.5 ¡À 0. 17 g/100g protein, 21.83 ¡À 1.2g/100g crude fiber, 10.27 g/100g carbohydrates, 607.68 Kcal/100g energy value, 0.9 ¡À 0.05 g/100g total sugars and 0.26 ¡À 0.02 g/100g reducing sugars. The determination of minerals by flame atomic absorption spectrophotometer showed that the almonds contain (mg/100g) : K/135.815 ¡À 3.57, Mg/46.651 ¡À 0.86, Ca/32.385 ¡À 0.34, Na/9.9 ¡À 1.27, Fe/1.141 ¡À 0.6, Cu/0.606 ¡À 0.10, Zn/0.598 ¡À 0.01 and Mn/0.56 ¡À 0.11. The phytochemical parameters show the presence of secondary metabolites such as flavonoids, tannins, terpenes and sterols. And, the contents of total phenols (2369.846 ¡À 10.87 mg GAE/100g DM), flavonoids (49.393 ¡À 0.37 mgEquercetin/100g DM), tannins (84.667 ¡À 0.32 mgEATanninic/100g DM) and phytates (0.208 ¡À 0.3 mgEAPhytic/100g DM). In short, <i>Carapa procera</i> kernels present interesting nutritional and phytochemical potentials to be valorised in food and agro-industry.},
doi={10.12691/ajfn-10-2-2}
publisher={Science and Education Publishing}
}