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Nutritional composition of five new Nigerian Musa hybrid cultivars: implications for adoption in human nutrition

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 June 2007

T. Adebayo Adeniji ,
L. Oladimeji Sanni ,
I. Samuel Barimalaa  and
Alexander D. Hart
T. Adebayo Adeniji
Affiliation:
Department of Food Science and Technology, Rivers State University of Science and Technology, PMB 5080, Port Harcourt, Nigeria
L. Oladimeji Sanni
Affiliation:
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, High Rainfall Station, Onne, PMB 008, Nchia-Eleme, Port Harcourt, Nigeria
I. Samuel Barimalaa
Affiliation:
Department of Food Science and Technology, Rivers State University of Science and Technology, PMB 5080, Port Harcourt, Nigeria
Alexander D. Hart
Affiliation:
Department of Food Science and Technology, Rivers State University of Science and Technology, PMB 5080, Port Harcourt, Nigeria
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Abstract

Introduction. A study was carried out to investigate the proximate and mineral composition of plantain and banana fruits of new hybrids selected in Nigeria, compared with those of a local cultivar, Agbagba. Our aim was to assess their nutritional value and to enhance the adoption and utilization potential of these new selected hybrids. Materials and methods. Five new Musa hybrids developed at the IITA, Nigeria, were investigated. Proximate values of fat, carbohydrate and protein of the samples were determined and the energy content of each sample was calculated. Fruit mineral analysis was performed for each cultivar studied. The data were statistically analyzed. Results and discussion. All the new hybrids were higher than the local cultivar Agbagba in protein and crude fiber content. Conversely, Agbagba fruit had the highest level of carbohydrate. A significant difference was observed between the PITA 14 hybrid and the rest of the cultivars in total energy and fat content. Both the BITA 3 and PITA 26 hybrids contained the highest levels of ash. The PITA 17 hybrid contained the highest moisture. The PITA 14 and PITA 24 hybrids were different from all other cultivars in phosphorus and copper contents. The calcium concentration in the PITA 14 and PITA 17 hybrids differed regarding the rest of the cultivars assessed. Also, the levels of potassium and manganese found in all the hybrids were different from those obtained in Agbagba, while the latter differed from all the hybrids in magnesium and sodium levels. Conclusion. The new Musa hybrids assessed are superior to the Agbagba plantain in nutritional value, which could enhance the adoption and utilization potential of these new hybrids by the local population.

Keywords

NigeriaMusa (plantains)Musa (bananas)fruitshybridsproximate compositionchemical compositionmineral contentnutritive valueenergy valueNigériaMusa (plantains)Musa (bananes)fruitshybridecomposition globalecomposition chimiqueteneur en éléments minérauxvaleur nutritivevaleur énergétique
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Fruits , Volume 62 , Issue 3 , May 2007 , pp. 135 - 142
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© CIRAD, EDP Sciences, 2007

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