%0 Journal Article
%T Evaluation of Nutritional Composition of Two Fonio Ecotypes Grown in Casamance (Sénégal)
%A Amadou Bouye Seydi
%A Amadou Diop
%J Open Journal of Applied Sciences
%P 533-544
%@ 2165-3925
%D 2024
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/ojapps.2024.142038
%X In order to better understand the cultural route,
biochemical and nutritional composition of two ecotypes of fonio, a study was
carried out in village of Tambananing located approximately 7 km from S¨¦dhiou.
The objective of studies was to determine nutritional composition of two
ecotypes of fonio: the first called <i><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">momo</span></i><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> in short-cycle </span><i><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">mandinka</span></i><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> (75</span><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\"> </span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">-</span><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\"> </span><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">90 days) and the other called medium-cycle </span><i><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">dibong </span></i><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">(90</span></span><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\"> </span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">-</span><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\"> </span><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">110 days). For this, samples of two ecotypes were
collected in an experimental field which was split into two equal parts, one
sown with the </span><i><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">momo </span></i><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">ecotype and the other with the </span><i><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">dibong </span></i><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">ecotype.
The nutritional composition (sugars, fats, proteins, minerals, ash, etc.) and
the physicochemical properties (pH, humidity, water activity, color, etc.) of
fonio¡¯s were determined by appropriate physicochemical methods. The two
ecotypes exhibited quite similar physicochemical properties. The levels of
biochemical compounds were relatively close with protein contents of 7.05 ¡À
0.06 mg/100g for the </span><i><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">momo</span></i><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> ecotype and of 8.02 ¡À 0.04 mg/100g for the </span><i><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">dibong </span></i><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">ecotype, in carbohydrates (76.37 ¡À 1.2 mg/100g for </span><i><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">momo</span></i><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> and 78.7 ¡À
1.5 mg/100g for </span><i><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">dibong</span></i><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">) and in fat (2.92 ¡À 0.05 mg/100g for </span><i><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">momo</span></i><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> and 3.14 ¡À 0.004 mg/100g for
%K Biochemical Composition
%K Ecotypes
%K Fonio
%K Casamance
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=131460