Research Article

Quality Jam from Baobab (Adansonia digitata L) Fruit Pulp Powder: Formulation and Evaluation of Its Physicochemical and Nutritional Properties

Table 8

Duration and temperature of storage on proximate composition of A. digitata jam products.

Storage conditionsMean (±SD) proximate components (%)
Time (days)Temp. (°C)MoistureAshCrude fiberCrude fatCrude protein

(a) Formulation no. 6
510–1216.04 ± 0.05ab1.84 ± 0.15a3.25 ± 0.01a0.51 ± 0.01a0.41 ± 0.00a
25–2716.10 ± 0.11a1.87 ± 0.18a3.25 ± 0.01a0.50 ± 0.02a0.41 ± 0.02ab
3010–1215.95 ± 0.01b1.84 ± 0.22a
25–2715.92 ± 0.00b1.83 ± 0.26a
6010–1216.11 ± 0.01a1.82 ± 0.19a
25–2716.11 ± 0.01a1.36 ± 0.11b
9010–1216.15 ± 0.04a1.52 ± 0.04b3.22 ± 0.01b0.39 ± 0.00c0.39 ± 0.00c
25–2716.12 ± 0.02a1.41 ± 0.04b2.97 ± 0.01d0.26 ± 0.01e0.26 ± 0.01e

(b) Formulation no. 7
510–1214.97 ± 0.05dc1.83 ± 0.01a3.17 ± 0.01c0.49 ± 0.01a0.49 ± 0.01ab
25–2715.08 ± 0.19c1.81 ± 0.02a3.16 ± 0.05c0.45 ± 0.06b0.45 ± 0.06b
3010–1214.19 ± 0.18g1.83 ± 0.02a
25–2714.51 ± 0.01f1.85 ± 0.23a
6010–1214.57 ± 0.01f1.83 ± 0.06a
25–2714.48 ± 0.16f1.55 ± 0.14b
9010–1214.81 ± 0.02e1.55 ± 0.06b2.97 ± 0.01d0.32 ± 0.01d0.24 ± 0.00d
25–2714.84 ± 0.02de1.46 ± 0.11b2.79 ± 0.01e0.24 ± 0.00e0.17 ± 0.01f

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