papaya seeds macro nutrient information
Hi, Just wondering, does anyone know where I can find the macronutrient information for papaya seeds? I've looked all over the web and can't seem to find that info. Thanks for the help.
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This paper discusses supplementing Papaya Seed Powder to the diets of Nile fish (alas probably not with the interest of the fish at heart!).
It says:
Seeds of papaya are accounted for about 16% of the fresh fruit weight (Passera and Spettoli, 1981). According to Bolu et al. (2009), proximate analysis of dried pawpaw seeds contains 97.27% dry matter, 30.08% crude protein, 34.80% crude fat, 1.67% crude fiber, 7.11% ash and 23.67% nitrogen free extract.
That data comes from table 1, page 3 of Bolu et al. (2009) here:
https://scialert.net/abstract/?doi=ijps.2009.905.909
Nitrogren Free Extract links:
https://www.researchgate.net/post/Can_I_assume_Nitrogen-Free_Extract_NFE_as_carbohydrates
http://www.aquaculture.ugent.be/Education/coursematerial/online courses/ATA/analysis/NFE.htm
This chapter talks about how those numbers are linked to carbohydrate calculations:
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Maybe this?
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2.73 Water
30.08 Crude Protein
34.8 Crude Fat
7.11 Ash
1.67 Crude Fibre
23.67 NFE25.28 Total carbohydrate = 100 - (W+CP+CF+A)
23.61 Available carbohydrate = Total carbohydrate - Crude FibreI estimated Water = 100 - 97.27 (dried matter).
This gives a sum of 100.06 which is not 100, so it's not quite right. -
Thank you soooo much! All of you. Very interesting! I'll check this all out and get back to you. I found a published article with breakdown according to the different types of papaya. But I have to study it a bit to be able to use the data. With all of this, we should be able to get an idea of the macro nutrient profile. Thank you once again.
