Abstract
PROXIMATE ANALYSIS OF SESBANIA BISPINOSA SEEDS
*Zafar Iqbal, Razia Kalsoom, Kashfa Rauf, Nadia Arshad, Iqra Zafar, M. Usman Sabri and Mubeen Akhtar
ABSTRACT
Oil was extracted from the seeds of Sesbania bispinosa by soxhlet apparatus using n-hexane as a solvent. The oil yield was 6.0%. The proximate analysis of Sesbania bispinosa seeds showed that it contained 6.24% moisture, 11.21% fiber, 3.81% Ash, 29.41% protien, 54.54% Carbohydrates, 4.70% Nitrogen and 93.79% total solids. The Gross Energy content of seeds of Sesbania bispinosa was 16.3kJ/mol. The nitrogen free extract of seeds was 43.33%. Mineral’s analysis of seeds was carried out by Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy. The study revealed that it contained 110.38 mg/100g Sodium, 830.21mg /100gPotassium, 211.26 mg/100g Magnesium, 8.01 mg/100g Iron and 4.79 mg/100g Zinc. It was concluded that Sesbania bispinosa seed oil is useful in cosmetics and soap industry.
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