Proximate and mineral composition of cocoyam (Colocasia esculenta L. and Xanthosoma sagittifolium L.) grown along the Lake Victoria basin in Tanzania and Uganda

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dc.contributor.authorNdabikunze, B. K.
dc.contributor.authorTalwana, H. A. L.
dc.contributor.authorMongi, R. J.
dc.contributor.authorIssa-Zacharia, A.
dc.contributor.authorSerem, A. K.
dc.contributor.authorPalapala, V.
dc.contributor.authorNandi, J. O. M.
dc.date.accessioned2023-05-26T12:38:01Z
dc.date.available2023-05-26T12:38:01Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.descriptionAbstract. Full text article is available at https://www.cabdirect.org/cabdirect/abstract/20113197888en_US
dc.description.abstractThe proximate and mineral compositions of cocoyam (Colossian esculenta L. and Xanthosoma sagittifolium L.) grown along Lake Victoria Basin in Tanzania and Uganda were analyzed. C. esculenta and X. sagittifolium samples were significantly (p < 0.05) different in terms of their proximate composition and mineral contents regardless of their country of origin. Proximate analyses included ash, crude protein, and crude fibre. Proximate composition of cocoyam results demonstrated that X. sagittifolium variety is nutritionally superior to that of C. esculenta. Minor nutrients measured were calcium, magnesium, copper, iron, sodium, zinc, manganese, and potassium. The results from these analyses demonstrate that the proximate composition of cocoyam produced in Uganda is substantially different from that produced in Kenya, regardless of the variety. Information obtained from this study can be used to develop cocoyam based food products with enhanced nutrition and potential to promote commercial scale production and utilization of cocoyam in East African countries.en_US
dc.identifier.citationNdabikunze, B. K., Talwana, H. A. L., Mongi, R. J., Issa-Zacharia, A., Serem, A. K., Palapala, V., & Nandi, J. O. M. (2011). Proximate and mineral composition of cocoyam (Colocasia esculenta L. and Xanthosoma sagittifolium L.) grown along the Lake Victoria basin in Tanzania and Uganda. African Journal of Food Science, 5(4), 248-254.en_US
dc.identifier.otherURL: https://www.cabdirect.org/cabdirect/abstract/20113197888
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12661/4066
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherAcademic Journalsen_US
dc.subjectColocasia esculentaen_US
dc.subjectProximate compositionen_US
dc.subjectMineral contenten_US
dc.subjectLake Victoria basinen_US
dc.subjectCocoyamen_US
dc.subjectColossian esculenta L.en_US
dc.subjectXanthosoma sagittifolium L.en_US
dc.subjectLake Victoriaen_US
dc.subjectTanzaniaen_US
dc.subjectUgandaen_US
dc.titleProximate and mineral composition of cocoyam (Colocasia esculenta L. and Xanthosoma sagittifolium L.) grown along the Lake Victoria basin in Tanzania and Ugandaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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