Nutritional Evaluation Of Pawpaw (Carica papaya) Morphotypes And Papain Activity Using Casein As Substrate.
ABSTRACT
The nutritional evaluation of
five pawpaw morphotypes was carried out in this research work; the seeds,
leaves and pulp were evaluated for their nutrient composition and papain
activities. The result on proximate composition showed that the ash content of the
seeds had the highest value and ranged from 3.35% to 4.28%. The leaves
contained 1.43% to 2.25% ash while the pulp contained 0.3 1% to 0.61% ash. All
the pawpaw morphotypes were not good sources of fat. The seeds contained 1.33%
to 3.27% and the leaves contained from 1.27% to 3.15% while the pulp contained
0.37% to 0.53%. The protein consent of the pulp was also low( 0.47% to 1.12%).
The result on vitamin composition indicated that the pulp is an excellent
source of vitamin C which ranged from 36.37mg/100g to 43.4 lmg/100g. Also, the
result showed that the pulp is a good source of Beta-carotene which ranged from
5173.33 IU/100g to 6207.18 IU/100g. Generally, the seeds, leaves and pulp were
found to be poor sources of Niacin, thiamine and riboflavin. The seeds are low
in iron (with a range of 0.15mg/kg to 0.25mg/kg). Papain activity was detected
only on the leaves. Papain activity in the leaves ranged from 205.87units to
401.27units.The wine samples produced from the five pawpaw morphotypes had good
sensory properties.
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EJI, C (2021). Nutritional Evaluation Of Pawpaw (Carica papaya) Morphotypes And Papain Activity Using Casein As Substrate.. Repository.mouau.edu.ng: Retrieved Nov 24, 2024, from https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/nutritional-evaluation-of-pawpaw-carica-papaya-morphotypes-and-papain-activity-using-casein-as-substrate-7-2
CHINYERE, EJI. "Nutritional Evaluation Of Pawpaw (Carica papaya) Morphotypes And Papain Activity Using Casein As Substrate." Repository.mouau.edu.ng. Repository.mouau.edu.ng, 11 Aug. 2021, https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/nutritional-evaluation-of-pawpaw-carica-papaya-morphotypes-and-papain-activity-using-casein-as-substrate-7-2. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.
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CHINYERE, EJI. "Nutritional Evaluation Of Pawpaw (Carica papaya) Morphotypes And Papain Activity Using Casein As Substrate." Repository.mouau.edu.ng (2021). Accessed 24 Nov. 2024. https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/nutritional-evaluation-of-pawpaw-carica-papaya-morphotypes-and-papain-activity-using-casein-as-substrate-7-2