Macronutrient composition of three cucurbit species cultivated for seed consumption in C te d＊Ivoire

作者：AL Loukou; D Gnakri; Y Dje; ** Kippre; M Malice; J P Baudoin; IA Bi

来源：African Journal of Biotechnology, 2007.

Dry seeds from three indigenous cucurbits [Citrullus lanatus var. citroides (Thumb.) Matsum. %26 Nakai., Cucumeropsis mannii Naudin, and Cucumis melo var. agrestis L.] largely cultivated in C te d＊Ivoire and consumed as sauce thickeners were analyzed for their proximate composition and compared to a local landrace of peanut (Arachis hypogae L.). The protein contents were 29.23㊣1.74, 36㊣2.17, 29.55㊣2.09, and 24.79㊣0.44% for C. lanatus, C. mannii, C. melo, and A. hypogaea, respectively. The highest estimates of fat content was observed with C. lanatus (56.67㊣4.90%) followed in decreased order by the peanut (48.17㊣1.60%), C. mannii (45.89㊣4.73%), and C. melo (42.67㊣3.43%). The carbohydrate content for C. lanatus was 9.87㊣3.52% and C. mannii and C. melo had 13.86㊣3.64 and 23.18㊣4.80%, respectively. C. melo was then the highest in carbohydrate content whereas A. hypogaea has the lowest value (6.39㊣2.66%). The crude fibre contents for C. lanatus, C. mannii, and C. melo averaged 2.87㊣1.07, 2.30㊣0.85, and 2.94㊣0.75%, respectively. The three cucurbit species were markedly low in fibre value, compared to the analyzed peanut (17.14㊣3.82%). As expected on the basis of several published data, ash content of seeds from indigenous cucurbits was generally low: 1.33㊣0.52% (C. lanatus), 2.50㊣1.38% (C. mannii), and 1.67㊣0.82% (C. melo).