eng Science and Education Publishing American Journal of Food Science and Technology 2333-4835 2020-02-23 8 2 42 48 10.12691/ajfst-8-2-1 AJFST2020821 article Kalu Emmanuel Okechukwu emmajesus4i@gmail.com 1 Princewill-Ogbonna Ijeoma Lawretta 2 Azuka Chinenye Eberechukwu 2 Okocha Kalu Stanley 3 Kalu Chibuike Egbuta 4 Nweke Chijioke Joel 5 Department of Food Science and Technology, University of Nigeria Nsukka, Nigeria Department of Food Science and Technology, Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike, Nigeria Department of Food Science and Technology, Nnamdi Azikiwe Universit, Awka, Nigeria Department of Food Technology, Akanu Ibiam Federal Polytechnic Unwana, Nigeria Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Ndufu-Alike, Nigeria Levels of some nutrients and anti-nutrients of cocoyam (Colocasia esculenta (L.)Schott) inflorescence was determined using standard analytical methods. Crude protein, crude fat, crude fibre, ash, carbohydrate and moisture contents were 3.10%, 1.78%, 1.17%, 2.83%, 11.61% and 70.33% respectively. The vitamin composition was found to be at the levels of 348.91µg/dl for vitamin A and 27.21mg/100g for vitamin C. The elemental analysis of the inflorescence (in percentage) indicated that it contained appreciable levels of calcium (1.14), magnesium (4.80), manganese (5.49), zinc (60.70), iron (0.003), copper (0.04), sodium (22.92), potassium, (152.43), phosphorus (1.60) and iodine (18.13). The anti-nutrient composition (in percentages) for phytate, cyanide, oxalate and saponin were 32.27, trace, 36.07, 85.72 and tannin 17.15mg/100g respectively. These results revealed that cocoyam inflorescence can serve as good sources of nutrients, vitamins and mineral elements and contained low levels of toxicants and therefore, should be included in diets to supplement our daily allowance needed by the body. http://pubs.sciepub.com/ajfst/8/2/1/ajfst-8-2-1.pdf cocoyam inflorescence proximate analysis anti-nutrients minerals vitamins