Abstract
Objective: This study was aimed at determining the nutrient and anti nutrient composition of jams prepared from Hibiscus sabdariffa calyx extract Materials and methods: Hibiscus sabdariffa calyx, otherwise known as Red Roselle usually processed into a refreshing drink “Zobo” in Nigeria was extracted with distilled water and prepared into jams. The prepared jams were analyzed alongside one commercially available strawberry jam as control, using standard methods of analysis of AOAC, Atomic Absorption Spectrometry and Spectrophotometry. Results: Results of the analyses showed that the extract was low in crude protein (1.18g), lipids (0.13g), and ash (0.16g); very low in sodium (15.0mg), but rich in â-carotene (286μg) /100ml of extract. There were significant improvement (p
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