COMPARATIVE ANALYSES OF VITAMIN CONTENTS OF AFRICAN PEAR (DACRYODES EDULIS) AND AVOCADO PEAR (PERSEA AMERICANA)


This research was on comparative vitamin content analysis of African pear pulp and Avocado pear pulp. Vitamin A and E contents were determined by colorimetric methods, vitamin C was determined by titrimetric methods and other determinations were conducted using standard analytical techniques. The results obtained from the analyses indicated that African pear pulp and Avocado pear pulp contained vitamins A; (54.842 mg/kg, 43.227 mg/g) respectively, B1 ( 0.042 mg/kg, 0.082 mg/kg ), vitamin B2 ( 0.058 mg/kg, 0.086 mg/kg ), vitamin B3 ( 0.329mg/kg, 0.317mg/kg ), vitamin B5 ( 2.936 mg/kg, 10.219 mg/kg ), vitamin B6 ( 0.057 mg/kg, 0.037 mg/kg), vitamin B7 ( 16.619 mg/kg, 14.555 mg/kg ), vitamin B9 (2.40 mg/kg, 2.844 mg/kg ), vitamin B12 ( 0.112 mg/kg, 0.125 mg/kg ), C ( 137.377 mg/kg, 222.784 mg/% ), D ( 29.20 mg/kg, 33.60 mg/g), E ( 31.573 mg/kg, 33.540 mg/g ) and vitamin K ( 13.60 mg/kg, 20.30 mg/g) respectively. The essence of the results is that African pear and Avocado


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