ISSN 2756-343X
Global Journal of Food and Agribusiness Management ISSN 2756-343X Vol. 2 (4), pp. 001-005, April, 2011. © International Scholars Journals
Full Length Research Paper
Proximate and mineral composition of whole and dehulled Nigerian sesame seed
Adeola Yewande Bamigboye1, Augusta Chinyeaka Okafor1 and Oladejo Thomas Adepoju∗2
1Department of Chemistry, The Polytechnic, Ibadan, Ibadan, Oyo State; Nigeria.
2Department of Human Nutrition, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Oyo State; Nigeria.
Accepted 21 January, 2011
Abstract
Sesame plant seed which grows extensively in Benue State of Nigeria is an important and popular source of edible oil. It ranks ninth among the top thirteen oilseed crops which make up 90% of the world production of edible oil. The relative abundance of its seed coupled with the little knowledge on its nutritional significance prompted the need for this study. Whole and dehulled Sesame seeds were studied for their proximate and mineral composition using standard methods of analyses of AOAC. The results of analyses revealed that 100g portion of seed sample contained 5.2 and 6.4 g moisture, 11.6 and 17.1g crude protein, 48 and 44g crude lipid, 4.6 and 2.6g crude fibre, 6.2 and 3.6g ash, 29.0 and 21.7g carbohydrate for whole and dehulled seed samples respectively. Both whole and dehulled seed samples were low in macrominerals but can be good source of both iron and zinc. The seed can be a good source of dietary protein, fibre, iron and zinc, apart from being a good source of edible oil.
Key Words: Sesame seed, Proximate composition, Minerals, Whole seed, Dehulled seed.