Analysis Of Total Protein And Oil In Citrullus Lanatus (Egusi Bara) And Big Goard Like Type (Egusi Igba), Melon Protein Concentration

Abstract

Analysis Of Total Protein And Oil In Citrullus Lanatus (Egusi Bara) And Big Goard Like Type (Egusi Igba), Melon Protein Concentration Freshly harvested melon seeds i.e. (i)Citrullus lanatus (ii) Moniordica charantia (iii)Big goard like type was plucked and processed for its seed protein concentrates with a view to evaluate its proximate analysis using standard analytical techniques.

The chemical nutrient composition of the protein concentrates revealed, the moisture content (54.5), Total ash (2.9) crude oil of kernels (53.5) crude oil of seeds (22.1), total protein of kernel (38.2)total protein of seeds (21.8). The amino acid profile reveals favourable nutritional balance with the presence of essential and non essential amino acid except that Tryptophan, Selenocystine, Norleveine and ammonia are not detected.