Proximate and Quantitative Phytochemical Analysis of Detarium microcarpum (Sweet Detar) Fruit Pulp

The study was carried out to determine the proximate and quantitative phytochemical analysis of two species Detarium microcarpum from Kano state, north-western Nigeria. Proximate composition sample A shows a moisture content 13.86±0.002, Ash 3.73±0.030, lipid 9.40±0.059, crude protein 21.20±0.360, fiber 4.52±0.038 carbohydrate 47.50±1.06, while B 14.32±0.082, 2.27±0.360, 4.72±0.372, 17.88±0.102, 4.46±0.062 5.48±0.338. Quantitative screening fruit 3.16% tannin, 10.73% saponin, 7.27% alkaloid 8.56% flavonoid for contains 2.39% 11.2% 7.41% 7.63% flavonoid. Comparism between samples specie be nutritionally rich compared B. Keywords: microcarpum; Fruit; Proximate; Phytochemical Pulp. DOI: 10.7176/JBAH/11-16-04 Publication date: August 31 st 2021