The traditional and medicinal use of African breadfruit (Treculia africana Decne): an underutilized ethnic food of the Ibo tribe of South East, Nigeria

Table 4 Composition of African breadfruit (Treculia africana Decne)

Parameters	Leaves	Seed (Edible portion)	Seed coat
Proximate (%)
Moisture	9.43	3.33–8.81	15.3
Protein	14.67	12.47–25.62	6.1
Carbohydrate	61.82	46.74–73.26	2.4
Fat	8.31	4.23–15.67
Ash	1.47	2.26–5.20	5.2
Crude fibre		1.62–4.64	3.6
Vitamins
Vitamin C	1.43
Minerals (mg/100 g)
Potassium	586.11	587.00	0.53
Magnesium	186.00	186.00	0.17
Zinc	837.00	0.10–8.50	34.59
Copper	3.48	0.033–3.67	53.0
Sodium	7.10	7.10	40.79
Iron	2.18	0.257–1.66	561.94
Phytochemicals
Phenols	0.12
Tannins	0.84	0.06–32.03
Flavonoids	0.88
Alkaloids	0.91	2.40–2.94
Saponins	0.69	0.47–4.42
Cardiac glycosides	0.87
Anthraquinones	1.84
Oxalate	2.94	0.21–3.23
Phytate	0.78	0.76–6.59
Hydrogen cyanide		0.06–1.49

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