Nutritional Composition of Five Varieties of Pap Commonly Consumed in Maroua (Far-North, Cameroon)
The aim of this study was to determine the nutritional composition of five varieties of pap (cereal product) commonly consumed in Maroua, city of the Far-North Region of Cameroon. The proximate composition (moisture, ash, protein, lipid, and crude fibre) was determined by standard AOAC methods. Mine...
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| author | Ponka Roger Bouba Armand Abdou Fokou Elie Beaucher Eric Piot Michel Leonil Joëlle Gaucheron Frédéric |
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| description | The aim of this study was to determine the nutritional composition of five varieties of pap (cereal product) commonly consumed in Maroua, city of the Far-North Region of Cameroon. The proximate composition (moisture, ash, protein, lipid, and crude fibre) was determined by standard AOAC methods. Minerals (calcium, magnesium, sodium, potassium, iron, zinc, copper and manganese) were determined by atomic absorption spectrophotometry and phosphorus was determined colorimetrically. Amino acid composition was determined by ion-exchange chromatography. All the pap varieties had a very high carbohydrate content (79.47-85.29 g/100 g dry matter). Appreciable levels of phosphorus and potassium were recorded in all the pap varieties (137.5-231.0 mg/100 g dry matter and 198.20-322.22 mg/100 g dry matter, respectively). Consumption of each pap (100 g) by children 1-2 year old would meet 9.86-17.46% and 0.08-19.51% of their daily recommended intake respectively for protein and minerals. Leucine and glutamic acid were the most abundant essential amino acids and non-essential amino acids respectively in the pap. Essential amino acids in most of the pap samples met the recommended children requirement of the FAO/WHO/UNU for 1-2 year old children except methionine+cysteine and lysine. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-022997be470748c4b27047c600f00beb2025-02-02T01:08:12ZengInstitute of Animal Reproduction and Food Research of the Polish Academy of SciencesPolish Journal of Food and Nutrition Sciences2083-60072015-09-0165318319010.1515/pjfns-2015-0016pjfns-2015-0016Nutritional Composition of Five Varieties of Pap Commonly Consumed in Maroua (Far-North, Cameroon)Ponka Roger0Bouba Armand Abdou1Fokou Elie2Beaucher Eric3Piot Michel4Leonil Joëlle5Gaucheron Frédéric6Department of Agriculture, Livestock and Derivated Products, The Higher Institute of the Sahel, University of Maroua, Maroua, CameroonDepartment of Agriculture, Livestock and Derivated Products, The Higher Institute of the Sahel, University of Maroua, Maroua, CameroonDepartment of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Yaoundé I, Yaoundé, CameroonUMR 1253 Science et Technologie du Lait et de l’OEuf, Inra-Agrocampus Rennes, Rennes, FranceUMR 1253 Science et Technologie du Lait et de l’OEuf, Inra-Agrocampus Rennes, Rennes, FranceUMR 1253 Science et Technologie du Lait et de l’OEuf, Inra-Agrocampus Rennes, Rennes, FranceUMR 1253 Science et Technologie du Lait et de l’OEuf, Inra-Agrocampus Rennes, Rennes, FranceThe aim of this study was to determine the nutritional composition of five varieties of pap (cereal product) commonly consumed in Maroua, city of the Far-North Region of Cameroon. The proximate composition (moisture, ash, protein, lipid, and crude fibre) was determined by standard AOAC methods. Minerals (calcium, magnesium, sodium, potassium, iron, zinc, copper and manganese) were determined by atomic absorption spectrophotometry and phosphorus was determined colorimetrically. Amino acid composition was determined by ion-exchange chromatography. All the pap varieties had a very high carbohydrate content (79.47-85.29 g/100 g dry matter). Appreciable levels of phosphorus and potassium were recorded in all the pap varieties (137.5-231.0 mg/100 g dry matter and 198.20-322.22 mg/100 g dry matter, respectively). Consumption of each pap (100 g) by children 1-2 year old would meet 9.86-17.46% and 0.08-19.51% of their daily recommended intake respectively for protein and minerals. Leucine and glutamic acid were the most abundant essential amino acids and non-essential amino acids respectively in the pap. Essential amino acids in most of the pap samples met the recommended children requirement of the FAO/WHO/UNU for 1-2 year old children except methionine+cysteine and lysine.http://www.degruyter.com/view/j/pjfns.2015.65.issue-3/pjfns-2015-0016/pjfns-2015-0016.xml?format=INTnutritional compositionpapMarouaFar-North Cameroon |
| spellingShingle | Ponka Roger Bouba Armand Abdou Fokou Elie Beaucher Eric Piot Michel Leonil Joëlle Gaucheron Frédéric Nutritional Composition of Five Varieties of Pap Commonly Consumed in Maroua (Far-North, Cameroon) Polish Journal of Food and Nutrition Sciences nutritional composition pap Maroua Far-North Cameroon |
| title | Nutritional Composition of Five Varieties of Pap Commonly Consumed in Maroua (Far-North, Cameroon) |
| title_full | Nutritional Composition of Five Varieties of Pap Commonly Consumed in Maroua (Far-North, Cameroon) |
| title_fullStr | Nutritional Composition of Five Varieties of Pap Commonly Consumed in Maroua (Far-North, Cameroon) |
| title_full_unstemmed | Nutritional Composition of Five Varieties of Pap Commonly Consumed in Maroua (Far-North, Cameroon) |
| title_short | Nutritional Composition of Five Varieties of Pap Commonly Consumed in Maroua (Far-North, Cameroon) |
| title_sort | nutritional composition of five varieties of pap commonly consumed in maroua far north cameroon |
| topic | nutritional composition pap Maroua Far-North Cameroon |
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