DETERMINATION OF THE MACRO MINERALS CONTENTS OF RIND (SKIN, PEEL) OF JACKFRUIT (Artocarpus heterophyllus)
ABSTRACT Jackfruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus) is the largest known edible fruit which utilized parts are the bulb and seed while unutilized parts are the peels, core, and fibre. It weighs about 3.5-10kg and sometimes up to 25kg. The analysis of macro-mineral of jackfruit was carried out using Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer. From the result, it was observed that jackfruit is composed of the following concentrations, calcium, (23.41±0.29mg/100g), sodium (7.53±0.51mg/100g), magnesium (2.41±0.48mg/100g), potassium (1.53±0.084mg/100g), and phosphorus (0.091±0.01mg/100g) respectively. From the result obtained, the…