Proximate, Nutritional and Phytochemical Analysisof Treculia africana (African Breadfruit) Decne inSouth-South, Nigeria

Treculia africana Decne (African bread fruit) is produced by Treculia, a wild tropical evergreen tree and has immense potential as a nutritional source for man. In this research Treculia africana was collected from Angalabri and Ebedebiri Communities in Sagbama Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, Nigeria and the proximate and bioactive compounds in the seeds and flesh of Treculia africana were investigated. Proximate analysis of the seeds of showed 75.07 % moisture, 1.46 % ash, 4.98 % protein, 5.01 % fat, 12.4 % fibre and 1.08 % carbohydrate whereas the flesh contained 85.77 % moisture, 8.68 % ash, 2.14 % protein, 20.0 % , 4.66 % fibre and 1.75 % carbohydrate. Mineral elements concentrations of K, Fe, Mn, Ca and P were 5174.16 ppm (0.05 %), 10.11 ppm (0.001 %), 1.12 ppm (0.0001 %), 245.51 ppm (0.02 %) and 2117.98 ppm (0.21 %) respectively for the seed and 5703.49 ppm (0.57 %), 8.72 ppm (0.0009 %), 2.91 ppm (0.0003 %), 502.33 ppm (0.05 %) and 1994.65 ppm (0.20 %) respectively for the flesh. Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) analysis of methanolic extract of the African bread fruit seeds and flesh showed nine bioactive compounds in the seeds and fifteen in the flesh of Treculia african.