Determination of Proximate and Vitamin Composition of Different Varieties of Pap Sold in Owo Market, Ondo State

Oluwatosin Samuel¹, Egunjobi; Olufemi, Samuel¹; Rachael, Fakunle²; Ademola Ayomide, Miracle³

doi:10.21608/enj.2024.352612

Determination of Proximate and Vitamin Composition of Different Varieties of Pap Sold in Owo Market, Ondo State

Document Type : Original Article

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¹ ¹Nutrition and Dietetics Department, Rufus Giwa Polytechnic, Owo, Ondo State, Nigeria.

² ²Nutrition and Dietetics Department, Bowen University, Iwo, Osun State, Nigeria.

³ ³Food Science and Technology Department, Enugu State University of Science and Technology, Agbani, Enugu State, Nigeria.

10.21608/enj.2024.352612

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Pap is an important food in Nigeria, as a popular for its consumption as breakfast meal and as a complementary food for babies. This study was carried out to determine the proximate and vitamin composition of different varieties of pap sold in Owo Market, Ondo State. The proximate and vitamin composition of the samples were determined using the standard methods of the Association of official Analytical Chemists (AOAC). A One-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) was done to analyse the significance difference between the samples and the result was expressed as the mean ± standard deviation. Out of the three samples that were used in this study, Sample 3 (yellow maize, sorghum, sorghum leaf, ginger and jero) has the highest value (51.463%) of moisture compared to the other three samples. The protein composition of the samples shows that yellow maize has the highest value (2.373%) of protein compared to the other samples. The fat content of the samples ranged from (1.07%) for yellow maize to (1.187%) for sorghum, sorghum leaf and ginger. Also, the crude fiber content of the samples shows that sorghum, sorghum leaf and ginger have the highest value (4.663%) of crude fibre, while yellow maize has the least fiber content value (1.973%). The result shows that sample 3 had the highest vitamin D, vitamin B₂, vitamin C, and vitamin B₆content (1.064mg/g, 2.539mg/g, 11.84mg/g and 0.006mg/g respectively). Pap is indeed a nutritious meal that can be incorporated into an individuals diet for calorie and nutrient supply.

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