Nutritional Values of Carica papaya L. and Balanites eagyptiaca Del. Seeds, Two Herbal Infusions in Traditional Medicine

Ouédraogo Assétou^1, , Nikièma Augustin Philippe¹, Bazié Bazoin Sylvain Raoul², Sourabié Pane Bernadette³, Nikiéma Fulbert⁴, Somda Assétou⁴, Ouédraogo Marceline⁴, Sawadogo Aissama⁴ and Barro Nicolas¹

¹Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Epidemiology and Surveillance of Bacteria and Viruses Transmitted by Foods (LABESTA), University Joseph KI-ZERBO, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso

²University Centre of Ziniaré, University Joseph KI-ZERBO, Burkina Faso

³National Public Health Laboratory, Department of Pesticides Contaminants and Manure, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso

⁴National Public Health Laboratory, Department of Food Control and Applied Nutrition, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso

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Ouédraogo Assétou, Nikièma Augustin Philippe, Bazié Bazoin Sylvain Raoul, Sourabié Pane Bernadette, Nikiéma Fulbert, Somda Assétou, Ouédraogo Marceline, Sawadogo Aissama and Barro Nicolas. Nutritional Values of Carica papaya L. and Balanites eagyptiaca Del. Seeds, Two Herbal Infusions in Traditional Medicine. American Journal of Food and Nutrition. 2023; 11(1):1-6. doi: 10.12691/ajfn-11-1-1

Abstract

Carica papaya Linn and Balanites eagyptiaca Del. fruits, commonly known as papaya and balanites, are widely used as food, while the seeds are mostly discarded despite their medicinal properties. This study highlights the nutritional value of papaya and balanites seeds, as medicinal herbal teas. The analysis of the physicochemical properties and the proximate composition was performed, based on standard methods. Atomic absorption method was used for minerals determination, High Performance Liquid Chromatography method for the amino acids profile determination and Gas chromatography mass spectrophotometer for fatty acids analysis. The results showed a low moisture content of papaya compared to balanites. The pH ranged from 5.85 to 6.11 for balanites and from 5.02 to 5.86 for papaya seeds, associated with an acidity ranged from 0.47 to 1.52 for papaya and from 0.72 to 0.76 for balanites seeds. The papaya and balanites seeds both presented high contents of lipids (30.36 to 46.23 g/10g), proteins (34.93 to 35.62 g/10g) and essential minerals content (mg/100g), such as potassium (35-68 and 40-95), calcium (366-439 and 238-261), and magnesium (131-312 and 104-260). Except of Thr, all targeted amino acids were detected, with a higher content of essential amino acids in the papaya seeds. Twenty-five (25) fatty acids, including α-linolenic acid, an omega 3, were quantified and, an appreciable diversity and values of fatty acids were observed. The infusion and decoction processes did not impact the nutritional value. These appreciable nutritional values of papaya and balanites seeds constitute an additional value to their primary use as medicinal herb teas. They could contribute to increase a speedy recover during medical cares.

Keywords:
papaya balanites seeds nutritional value herbal tea

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