Proximate Analysis and Phytochemical Screening of Fluted Pumpkin (Telfairia occidentalis) Pod

摘要

Proximate analysis and phytochemical screening of fluted pumpkin (Telfairia occidentalis) pod was investigated using standard analytical methods. Results of the proximate analysis showed moisture (43.18±0.59%), Ash (6.26±0.59%), crude fibre (15.43±0.01%), lipid (7.43±0.01%), crude protein (10.73±0.20%) and carbohydrate (16.97±0.21%); while phytochemical screening gave tannins (6.41±0.95%), saponins (0.83±0.01%), alkaloids (0.66±0.01%), flavonoids (1.48±0.01%), cardiac glycosides (9.37±0.02%), oxalate (3460.00±0.01mg/100g), phytate (0.65±0.02%) and phenol (0.63±0.00%). It can be concluded that pumpkin pod waste has high moisture, fibre and tannins with low phytate, phenol and oxalate contents.