Nutrient Composition and Antinutritional Factors of Fiori (Grewia tenax) Fruit

The fiori (Grewia tenax) fruit, see and pulp were analyzed for their proximate composition, mineral content, amino acid pattern, the fatty acid profile of the seed oil, and antinutritional factors content. The seeds are rich source of fat (21.9%), protein (18.9%) and crude fiber (22.7), whereas the pulp is an excellent source of carbohydrates (57.2%), but not fat (0.04%) or proteins (8.3%). Both the seed and the pulp contain substantial amount of sodium, potassium and calcium. Amino acids analysis revealed high content of glutamic acid, aspartic acid, glycine and leucine with the sulfur containing amino acids (methionine and cysteine) being the first limiting amino acid. Fatty acids profile showed that linoleic (53.3%), oleic (20.4) and palmitic (13.8%), were the major fatty acids in the fiori seed oil. Both fiori seed and pulp showed low trypsin inhibitor, phytic acid and tannins concentrations