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.

SNMean (±SD) weight (in grams) and percentage (%) of baobab fruit components
Whole fruitShellPowderSeedImpurity
Weight%Weight%Weight%Weight%

118480.3 ± 1.5e43.540.0 ± 1.0f21.763.0 ± 0.0e34.21.0 ± 0.0b0.5
2248102.0 ± 1.0d41.148.0 ± 1.0e19.495.0 ± 1.0d38.31.3 ± 0.6ba0.5
3275115.7 ± 0.6c42.255.3 ± 1.2d20.0100.3 ± 1.5c36.42.0 ± 0.0ba0.7
4300115.0 ± 1.0c38.361.7 ± 1.5c20.7123.3 ± 1.5b41.02.0 ± 0.0ba0.7
5368139.3 ± 1.2b37.876.3 ± 1.2b20.7149.7 ± 1.5a40.82.7 ± 1.2a0.7
6400161.7 ± 1.5a40.585.0 ± 1.0a21.3151.0 ± 1.0a37.82.7 ± 1.2a0.7

Means (±SD) values in a row with different superscripts signify significant difference at .