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 conditions | Mean (±SD) proximate components (%) | Time (days) | Temp. (°C) | Moisture | Ash | Crude fiber | Crude fat | Crude protein |
| (a) Formulation no. 6 | 5 | 10–12 | 16.04 ± 0.05ab | 1.84 ± 0.15a | 3.25 ± 0.01a | 0.51 ± 0.01a | 0.41 ± 0.00a | 25–27 | 16.10 ± 0.11a | 1.87 ± 0.18a | 3.25 ± 0.01a | 0.50 ± 0.02a | 0.41 ± 0.02ab | 30 | 10–12 | 15.95 ± 0.01b | 1.84 ± 0.22a | | | | 25–27 | 15.92 ± 0.00b | 1.83 ± 0.26a | | | | 60 | 10–12 | 16.11 ± 0.01a | 1.82 ± 0.19a | | | | 25–27 | 16.11 ± 0.01a | 1.36 ± 0.11b | | | | 90 | 10–12 | 16.15 ± 0.04a | 1.52 ± 0.04b | 3.22 ± 0.01b | 0.39 ± 0.00c | 0.39 ± 0.00c | 25–27 | 16.12 ± 0.02a | 1.41 ± 0.04b | 2.97 ± 0.01d | 0.26 ± 0.01e | 0.26 ± 0.01e |
| (b) Formulation no. 7 | 5 | 10–12 | 14.97 ± 0.05dc | 1.83 ± 0.01a | 3.17 ± 0.01c | 0.49 ± 0.01a | 0.49 ± 0.01ab | 25–27 | 15.08 ± 0.19c | 1.81 ± 0.02a | 3.16 ± 0.05c | 0.45 ± 0.06b | 0.45 ± 0.06b | 30 | 10–12 | 14.19 ± 0.18g | 1.83 ± 0.02a | | | | 25–27 | 14.51 ± 0.01f | 1.85 ± 0.23a | | | | 60 | 10–12 | 14.57 ± 0.01f | 1.83 ± 0.06a | | | | 25–27 | 14.48 ± 0.16f | 1.55 ± 0.14b | | | | 90 | 10–12 | 14.81 ± 0.02e | 1.55 ± 0.06b | 2.97 ± 0.01d | 0.32 ± 0.01d | 0.24 ± 0.00d | 25–27 | 14.84 ± 0.02de | 1.46 ± 0.11b | 2.79 ± 0.01e | 0.24 ± 0.00e | 0.17 ± 0.01f |
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Means (±SD) values in a row having different superscripts signify significant difference at . |