Study of the Biochemical and Phytochemical Composition of Carapa procera (Meliaceae) Almonds from the Côte d'Ivoire Center

Fofana Nakêmin Hadja¹, Koffi Kouamé Mathias¹ and Fofana Ibrahim^2,

¹Laboratory of Biotechnology, Agriculture and Development of Biological Resources, Biosciences, Training and Research Unit, Félix Houphouët-Boigny University, 22 BP 582 Abidjan 22, Côte d’Ivoire

²Training and Research Unit (faculty) of Agriculture, Fisheries Resources and Agro-food industry, University of San Pedro, BP 1800 San Pedro, Côte d’Ivoire

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Fofana Nakêmin Hadja, Koffi Kouamé Mathias and Fofana Ibrahim. Study of the Biochemical and Phytochemical Composition of Carapa procera (Meliaceae) Almonds from the Côte d'Ivoire Center. American Journal of Food and Nutrition. 2022; 10(2):45-49. doi: 10.12691/ajfn-10-2-2

Abstract

Carapa procera 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 Carapa procera kernels in the food industry. Thus, the physicochemical and phytochemical characteristics of Carapa procera kernels were evaluated according to usual laboratory methods. The evaluation of the parameters led to the following results : 25.06 ± 1.22 g/100g moisture, 5.8 pH, 3 g/100g ash, 61.4 ± 1.24 g/100g crude fat, (3.5 ± 0. 17 g/100g protein, 21.83 ± 1.2g/100g crude fiber, 10.27 g/100g carbohydrates, 607.68 Kcal/100g energy value, 0.9 ± 0.05 g/100g total sugars and 0.26 ± 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 ± 3.57, Mg/46.651 ± 0.86, Ca/32.385 ± 0.34, Na/9.9 ± 1.27, Fe/1.141 ± 0.6, Cu/0.606 ± 0.10, Zn/0.598 ± 0.01 and Mn/0.56 ± 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 ± 10.87 mg GAE/100g DM), flavonoids (49.393 ± 0.37 mgEquercetin/100g DM), tannins (84.667 ± 0.32 mgEATanninic/100g DM) and phytates (0.208 ± 0.3 mgEAPhytic/100g DM). In short, Carapa procera kernels present interesting nutritional and phytochemical potentials to be valorised in food and agro-industry.

Keywords:
Oilseeds Carapa procera physicochemical characteristics phytochemical potential

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