- Evans A. Alenyorege1*, Felix K. Abagale1, Albert Yawson1, Nelson Opoku2
- Department of Agricultural Mechanization & Irrigation Technology, Faculty of Agriculture, University for Development Studies, P.O Box TL 1882, Tamale, Ghana
- Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Agriculture, University for Development Studies, P.O Box TL 1882, Tamale, Ghana
The study was aimed at evaluating the proximate composition of
groundnuts cultivated using Yaralegume and Humate Green OK fertilizers
at four (4) communities in the Lambussie-Karni District of the Upper
West Region of Ghana. In all, twenty four (24) fresh and stored
groundnut samples were analysed using standard methods and procedures.
The results indicated average moisture, crude protein, crude fat, crude
fibre, ash and carbohydrate
contents of 3.65 %, 24.78 %, 44.70 %, 5.65 %, 2.18 % and 19.16 % for
fresh groundnuts and 3.88 %, 27.08 %, 47.62 %, 6.76 %, 2.28 % and 12.28 %
for stored groundnuts respectively. After storage, 83.33 %, 58.33 % and
66.67 % of the samples recorded increase in moisture and crude protein,
fibre and ash content, and crude fat correspondingly. However, 91.67 %
of the samples had reduced levels of carbohydrate after storage.
Fertilization did not have a significant impact on the proximate
composition of both categories of groundnuts and therefore, the use of
these fertilizers to improve the proximate composition of groundnuts may
not be recommendable but storage could improve proximate composition.
The results indicated average moisture, crude protein, crude fat, crude
fibre, ash and carbohydrate
contents of 3.65 %, 24.78 %, 44.70 %, 5.65 %, 2.18 % and 19.16 % for
fresh groundnuts and 3.88 %, 27.08 %, 47.62 %, 6.76 %, 2.28 % and 12.28 %
for stored groundnuts respectively. After storage, 83.33 %, 58.33 % and
66.67 % of the samples recorded increase in moisture and crude protein,
fibre and ash content, and crude fat correspondingly. However, 91.67 %
of the samples had reduced levels of carbohydrate after storage.
Fertilization did not have a significant impact on the proximate
composition of both categories of groundnuts and therefore, the use of
these fertilizers to improve the proximate composition of groundnuts may
not be recommendable but storage could improve proximate composition.
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