Nutritional Evaluation Of Pawpaw (Caricapapaya)Morphotypes And Papain Activity Using Casein As Substrate:- Eji Chinyere
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
0.31% 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 content ofthe 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
43.41mg/100g. Also, the result showed that the pulp is a good source of
Beta-carotene which ranged from 5173.33 lU/lOOg to 6207.18 lU/lOOg. 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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