PROXIMATE, NUTRIENTS AND PHYTOCHEMICAL CONTENT OF Edat (Sacoggls gabonensis) Bark meal

Abstract

The proximate, vitamins, minerals, amino acids and phytochemical compositions of Edat (S. gabonensis) bark meal was analysed. This paper is aimed at highlighting the medicinal, nutritive and phytochemical potentials of S. gabonensis bark meal. The tree bark was washed, air dried and milled and then subjected to analyses. Milled S gabonensis bark meal on air dried basis contained 3.19% crude protein, 2.66% ash, 2.31% ether extract, 22.52% crude fibre, 94.63% dry matter, NDF (71.10%), ADF (54.05%) and ADL (21.90%). It also contained vitamins (mg/100 g) A (26.45), C (3.11), B1 (0.128), B2 (0.047), B₃(1.28), B₅ (0.64), B₆ (0.47), biotin (0.25), folacin (µg/100 g  13.79), choline (0.43) and B₁₂ (µg/100  0.024), with minerals like calcium (0.267%), potassium (0.745%), phosphorous (0.369%), sodium (0.216%), sulphur (0.2478%), chlorine (0.3129%), magnesium (0.278%), iron (118.69mg/kg), copper (13.24mg/kg), zinc (55.78 mg/kg), manganese (28.92 mg/kg), molybdenum (0.051 mg/kg), cobalt (0.026mg/kg) and selenium (0.0021 mg/kg). It also contained amino acids like leusine (1.24 %), lysine (1.78 %), methionine (1.13%) and threonine (2.35%). The phytochemicals included phenolic (0.267%), saponin (0.354%), tannin (0.0029%), oxalate (0.153%), phytate (0.218%), flavonoid (0.035%), steroid (0.0026%), alkaloid (0.324%), terpenoids (0.0018%), cyanogenic glycosides (0.197%). S. gabonensis bark meal contains vital nutrients and phytochemicals which can be of great value as additive in livestock health and nutrition.