THE CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF TUNA

Nutrients of tuna

Amount

Basic Components
Protein

19.8 g

Water

57.9 g

Ash

1.0 g

Calories
Total Calories

511 KJ

Calories From Fat

157 KJ

Calories From CarbohydrateCalories From Protein

0.8 KJ

355 KJ

Fats
Total Fat

4.2 g

Saturated Fat

1.1 g

Mono Fat

1.4 g

Poly Fat

1.2 g

Total Weight of Tuna: 35 grams

CANEBERRY SEED AMINO ACID COMPOSITION

 

Caneberry Seed Amino Acid Composition

Amino acid mg/100 g

Red

raspberry

Black

raspberry

Marion

blackberry

Boysenberry

 

Evergreen

blackberry

Glutamic acid

1.40

1.60

1.56

1.33

1.48

Aspartic acid

0.68

0.76

0.69

0.64

0.72

Arginine

0.54

0.58

0.58

0.54

0.59

Leucine

0.47

0.49

0.46

0.44

0.49

Glycine

0.50

0.40

o.44

0.40

0.48

Alanine

0.33

0.34

0.30

0.36

0.31

Valine

0.33

0.34

0.32

0.31

0.35

Isoleucine

0.32

0.34

0.32

0.30

0.35

Lysine

0.30

0.32

0.29

0.29

0.30

Phenylalanine

0.28

0.29

0.27

0.26

0.30

Proline

0.27

0.31

0.27

0.26

0.32

Serine

0.27

0.27

0.25

0.23

0.25

Threonine

0.23

0.24

0.22

0.22

0.23

Histidine

0.18

0.19

0.20

0.19

0.20

Cysteine

0.17

0.19

0.18

0.14

0.16

Tyrosine

0.14

0.15

0.14

0.13

0.15

Methionine

0.14

0.14

0.14

0.12

0.13

Tryptophan

0.04

0.04

0.04

0.04

0.04

Taurine

0.01

0.06

0.06

0.05

0.05

Ornithine

0.01

0.01

0.01

0.01

0.01

Hydroxy-Proline

0.04

0.04

0.03

0.04

0.06

Source

B. SHAUN BUSHMAN, BLISS PHILLIPS, TERRY ISBELL,BOXIN OU, JIMMIE M. CRANE, AND STEVEN J. KNAPP, Chemical Composition of Caneberry (Rubus spp.) Seeds and Oils and Their Antioxidant Potential, J. Agric. Food Chem., 2004, 52 (26), pp 7982–7987

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VOLATILE COMPOUNDS OF TAMARIND (TAMARINDUS INDICA L)

Volatile compounds of tamarind (Tamarindus indica L)

Compound

Content

(mg/kg)

β-Pinene

< 0.01

Sabinene

< 0.01

α-Terpinene

< 0.01

α-Phellandrene

< 0.01

1,8-Cineole

< 0.01

Al-cedrene

0.01

Ethyl linoleate

0.02

Methylbenzoate

0.02

 Nonanal

0.02

Al-terpineol

0.02

4-Methylbenaldehyde

0.02

2-Phenylethanol

0.02

1H-Pyrrole

0.02

Hexanal

0.02

Al-ionene

0.02

Ethylbenzene

0.02

E)-2-Decenal

0.02

Vitispirane

0.02

Octadecanoic acid

0.02

2-Butoxyethanol acetate

0.02

Dodecanoic acid

0.02

Limonene

0.15

2-Methylbutanal

0.03

1-Methyl-1H-pyrrole

0.03

Methyl salicylate

0.03

Benzaldehyde

0.03

o-Xylene

0.04

1H-Indole

0.04

Tetradecanoic acid

0.06

Ethyl acetate

0.08

Isovaleraldehyde

0.09

Hexadecanoic acid

0.54

2-Furfural

0.62

2-Phenylacetaldehyde

0.76

Source

Pino, J.A., R. Marbot and C. Vazquez, 2004. Volatile components of tamarind (Tamarindus indica L) grown in Cuba. J. Essential Oil Res., 16: 318-320

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COMPOSITION OF TENDER LEAVES AND FLOWERS OF TAMARIND (TAMARINDUS INDICA L)

Composition of tender leaves and flowers of tamarind (Tamarindus indica L)

Constituent

Leaves

Flowers

Moisture (%)

70.5–78.0

80.0

Protein (%)

4.0–5.8

2.8

Fat/oil (%)

1.2–2.1

1.5

Fibre (%)

1.9–3.0

1.5

Carbohydrates

16.0–18.0

Ash/minerals (%)

1.0–1.5

0.7

Calcium (mg)

101–250

35.5

Magnesium (mg)

71.0

Phosphorus (mg)

140.0

45.6

Iron (mg)

2.0–5.2

1.5

Thiamine (mg)

0.1–0.2

0.07

Riboflavin (mg)

0.1–0.2

0.14

Niacin (mg)

1.5–4.1

1.14

Vitamin C (mg)

3.0–6.0

3.0–6.0

Carotenes (mg)

0.31

 

Source

Lewis Y.S. and S. Neelakantan, 1964. The chemistry biochemistry and technology of tamarind.J.Sci.Ind.Res., 23:204-206.

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MINERAL COMPOSITION OF TAMARIND (TAMARINDUS INDICA L)

Mineral composition of tamarind (mg/kg)

Mineral

Pulp

Seed

Kernel

Testa

Calcium

81–466

9.3–786.0

120

100

Phosphorus

86–190

68.4–165.0

Magnesium

72.03

17.5–118.3

180

120

Potassium

62–570

272.8–610.0

1020

240

Sodium

3.0–76.7

19.2–28.8

210

240

Copper

21.83

1.6–19.0

Iron

1.3–10.

9 6.5

80

80

Zinc

1.0

6 2.8

100

120

Nickel

0.52

Source

Some physical and engineering properties of tamarind (Tamarindus indica) seed Sila Bhattacharya, S. Bal, R. K. Mukherjee and Suvendu Bhattacharya,Journal of Food Engineering, Volume 18, Issue 1, 1993, Pages 77-89

ESSENTIAL OIL COMPOSITION OF AJOWAN (Trachyspermum ammi L. Sprague) SEED

Essential oil composition of  ajovan (Trachyspermum ammi L. Sprague) seed

Component

Essential oil (%)

Safrole

0,10

Thymo

87,75

Carvacol

87,75

α-Thujene

0,27

α-Pinene

0,28

β-Pinene

2,38

Myrcene

0,81

r-Cymene

60,78

Limonene

8,36

γ-Terpinene

22,26

Terpinolene

0,13

Linalool

0,27

Camphor

0,28

(Z)-β-Terpineol

0,19

(E)-β-Terpineol

1,35

Borneol

0,49

Terpinen-4-ol

0,12

α-Terpineol

0,22

Carvone

0,15

Safrole

0,16

Source

S K Malhotra and O P Vijay, Chapter 6: Ajowan in Handbook of herbs and spices Volume 2,  376 pages, 2004

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CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF AJOWAN

Chemical composition of ajowan

Composition

Content

ground spice per 100 g

Moisture, g

8,9

Protein, g

17,1

Fat, g

18,1

Crude fiber, g

11,9

Carbohydrates, g

38,6

Total ash, g

7,9

P, g

0,44

Fe, mg/100g

14,6

Ca, g

1,525

Na, mg

56

K, mg

1,38

Fe, mg

27,7

Thiamine, mg

0,21

Riboflavin, mg

0,28

Niacin, mg

2,1

Izvor

S K Malhotra and O P Vijay, Chapter 6: Ajowan in Handbook of herbs and spices Volume 2,  376 pages, 2004

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ACEROLA (MALPIGHIA PUNICIFOLIA L) – CHEMICAL COMPOSITION

Composition Acerola (Malpighia punicifolia L) Per 100 g of Edible Portion

Calories

59

Moisture, g

81.9-91.10

Protein, g

0.68-1.8

Ether Extract, g

0.19-0.09

Fiber,g

0.60-1.2

Fat, g

0.18-0.1

Carbohydrates, g

6.98-14.0

Ash, g

0.77-0.82

Calcium, mg

8.2-34.6

Phosphorus, mg

16.2-37.5

Iron, mg

0.17-1.11

Carotene, mg

003-0.408

Vitamin A, I.U.

408-1000

Thiamine, mg

0.024-0.040

Riboflavin, mg

0.038-0.079

Niacin, mg

0.34-0.526

Bibliography

  1. Morton, J. 1987. Barbados Cherry. p. 204–207. In: Fruits of warm climates. Julia F. Morton, Miami, FL.

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TAMARIND FRUITS (TAMARINDUS INDICA L) – CHEMICAL COMPOSITION

Composition of tamarind fruits

(Tamarindus indica L)


Constituent

Content

Moisture (%)

15–30

Proteins (%)

2.00–8.79

Fat/oil/crude lipid (%)

0.50–2.53

Carbohydrates, total (%)

56.70–70.70

Fibre, crude (%)

2.20–18.30

Tartaric acid, total (%)

8.00–18.00

Reducing sugars (%)

25.00–45.00

Total ash (%)

2.10–2.90

Pectin (%)

2.00–4.00

Cellulose (%)

19.40

Albuminoids (%)

3.00–4.00

Total available carbohydrates (%)

41.77

Alcohol-insoluble solids (%)

22.70

Water-insoluble solids (%)

22.70

Non-reducing sugars (%)

16.52

Total sugars (%)

41.20

Starch (%)

5.70

Tannin (mg)

600.00

Ascorbic acid (mg)

3.00–9.00

β-carotene equivalent (μg)

10.00–60.00

Thiamine (mg)

0.18–0.22

Riboflavin (mg)

0.07–0.09

Niacin (mg)

0.60

pH

3.15

Pentoses (%)

4.20–4.80

Sucrose (%)

10–0.80

Note: The values given in the parantheses are for ripe fruit.

Reference

  1. Muinat M Ishola, Edith B Agbaji,Abel S Agbaji, A chemical study of Tamarindus indica (Tsamiya) fruits grown in Nigeria, Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, Volume 51, Issue 1, pages 141–143, 1990)

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