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Determine the proximate composition, micronutrient profiles, and antinutritional factors of Coula edulis and Tetracarpidium conophorum to support regional food composition databases.

February 6, 2025Food Chemistry AdvancesOpen Access

Nutritional contribution of Coula edulis B. and Tetracarpidium conophorum M. A. to the Cameroon food composition table

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Determine the proximate composition, micronutrient profiles, and antinutritional factors of Coula edulis and Tetracarpidium conophorum to support regional food composition databases.
Assessed proximate composition, vitamins, and antinutritional compounds in Coula edulis and two preparations of Tetracarpidium conophorum (raw and precooked) using standard analytical assays.
Profiled elemental mineral contents across samples using non-destructive X-ray fluorescence spectrometry.
Coula edulis contained significantly higher total sugar, total fiber, and vitamin C (covering 56.45% of reference intake), alongside the highest levels of potassium, calcium, and iron (p ≤ 0.05).
Precooked Tetracarpidium conophorum exhibited the highest lipid content (40.121 ± 0.2%), as well as peak concentrations of lycopene, β-carotene, and vitamin A (covering 31.35% of reference intake; p ≤ 0.05).
Antinutritional compounds in all tested samples remained significantly below established safety thresholds (p ≤ 0.05).

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TNTalla Tagne NaccisUniversité de Yaoundé I KCKotue Taptue CharlesUniversité de Yaoundé I ÉFÉlie FokouUniversité de Yaoundé I

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Nutritional analysis reveals dense lipid, vitamin, and mineral profiles in wild forest seeds, indicating strong potential to update food composition tables.

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Naccis et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a8ef050e3420198dacd7530 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.focha.2025.100910

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Nutritional analysis reveals dense lipid, vitamin, and mineral profiles in wild forest seeds, indicating strong potential to update food composition tables.

Nutritional contribution of Coula edulis B. and Tetracarpidium conophorum M. A. to the Cameroon food composition table

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Nutritional contribution of Coula edulis B. and Tetracarpidium conophorum M. A. to the Cameroon food composition table

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