• Proximate Analysis On Tigernut

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    • TABLE OF CONTENT

      Title page

      Certification 

      Dedication

      Acknowledgment

      Table of content

      CHAPTER ONE

      1.0 Introduction

      1.1 Literature Review

      1.2 Tiger-Nut as a Plant

      1.2.1. Fresh Tiger-Nut

      1.2.2. Tiger-Nut Milk

      1.2.3. Tiger-Nut Flower

      1.3 Economic and Nutritional Benefit of

      Tiger-Nut

      1.4 Uses of Oil

      1.4.1 Use in Medicine and Cosmetic Industry

      1.5 Storage

      1.6 Side effect of Eating Tiger-Nut

      2.0 Materials and Method

      CHAPTER TWO

      2.1 Yellow Variety of Tiger-Nut

      2.2 Proximate Analysis on Tiger-Nut

      2.2.1 Determination of Moisture content

      2.2.2 Determination of Ash Content

      Percentage

      2.2.3 Determination of Protein Content

      Percentage

       2.2.4 Determination of Fat Content

      Percentage

      2.2.5 Determination of Fiber Content  

      Percentage

      2.2.6 Determination of Crude Fat

      CHAPTER THREE

      3.0 Result

      3.1 Proximate Composition of Tiger Nut

      Tuber

      3.1.1 Moisture content (Percentage

      3.1.2 Ash content (Percentage)

      3.1.3 Protein content (Percentage)

      3.1.4 Fat content (Percentage)

      3.1.5 Fibre content (Percentage)

      3.2 Analysis on Fat Extraction

      3.3. Sterols Composition

      3.4 Calculation for Crude Fat

      CHAPTER FOUR

      4.0 Discussion and Recommendation

      4.1 Conclusion

      4.2 Reference


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