Proximate and Mineral Compositions of Different Species of Kola nuts

Ajai , A. I, Ochigbo S.S., Jac

Abstract

Proximate and Mineral compositions of three different species of Kola nut obtained from Minna central market were carried out using standard analytical methods. From the result obtained from the analysis, the proximate parameters ranged between 60.50- 63.50, 2.50-3.00, 8.65-8.70, 83.10-86.25 and 0.80-0.90% for moisture, ash, crude protein, carbohydrate and crude fat respectively while the mineral compositions ranged between 0.10-1.35, 0.09-0.60 and0.11-2.35mg/g for Cola nitida, Cola acuminata and Garcina cola respectively with Garcina cola having highest mineral compositions and Cola acuminata.