Research Article
Quality Jam from Baobab (Adansonia digitata L) Fruit Pulp Powder: Formulation and Evaluation of Its Physicochemical and Nutritional Properties
Table 4
Quantitative determination of the components of A. digitata fruit.
| SN | Mean (±SD) weight (in grams) and percentage (%) of baobab fruit components | Whole fruit | Shell | Powder | Seed | Impurity | Weight | % | Weight | % | Weight | % | Weight | % |
| 1 | 184 | 80.3 ± 1.5e | 43.5 | 40.0 ± 1.0f | 21.7 | 63.0 ± 0.0e | 34.2 | 1.0 ± 0.0b | 0.5 | 2 | 248 | 102.0 ± 1.0d | 41.1 | 48.0 ± 1.0e | 19.4 | 95.0 ± 1.0d | 38.3 | 1.3 ± 0.6ba | 0.5 | 3 | 275 | 115.7 ± 0.6c | 42.2 | 55.3 ± 1.2d | 20.0 | 100.3 ± 1.5c | 36.4 | 2.0 ± 0.0ba | 0.7 | 4 | 300 | 115.0 ± 1.0c | 38.3 | 61.7 ± 1.5c | 20.7 | 123.3 ± 1.5b | 41.0 | 2.0 ± 0.0ba | 0.7 | 5 | 368 | 139.3 ± 1.2b | 37.8 | 76.3 ± 1.2b | 20.7 | 149.7 ± 1.5a | 40.8 | 2.7 ± 1.2a | 0.7 | 6 | 400 | 161.7 ± 1.5a | 40.5 | 85.0 ± 1.0a | 21.3 | 151.0 ± 1.0a | 37.8 | 2.7 ± 1.2a | 0.7 |
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Means (±SD) values in a row with different superscripts signify significant difference at . |