Comparative Proximate Composition of Maize (Zea mays L.) Varieties Grown in South-western Nigeria

Olufunso Omowunmi Adeniyi; Oluwole Sesan Ariwoola

doi:10.21467/ias.7.1.1-5

Authors

Olufunso Omowunmi Adeniyi Biomedicinal Research Centre, Forestry Research Institute of Nigeria, PMB 5054 Forest hill, Ibadan, Oyo state https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3240-7257
Oluwole Sesan Ariwoola Federal College of Forestry, Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21467/ias.7.1.1-5

Abstract

Maize, a highly cultivated multipurpose cereal has different varieties grown globally. Six majorly known varieties (Hybrid red solo- V₁, Red solo- V₂, Solo- V₃, Popcorn- V₄, Small white- V₅ and Big white- V₆) found in south-western Nigeria were purposefully selected because of their abundance across the region and were analyzed for their proximate composition. Their composition of different nutrients varied; % crude fat was significantly higher in V₅ (4.25%), V₄ had a significantly higher % ash content of 1.93%, % crude protein ranged from 9.32% – 15.75%, V₂had a significantly low % crude fibre of 0.86%, while V₁had a significantly higher % carbohydrate content of 74.40%. Knowledge of the levels of nutrients present in the different varieties will help in choosing the variety that can suit any intended purpose. V₆ (Big white) seems to be the most preferable for human and animal consumption because of its significantly high content in protein and crude fibre coupled with a considerably high fat content.

Keywords:

Cereal, Maize varieties, %Crude fat, %Ash, %Crude protein, %Crude fibre, South-western Nigeria, % Carbohydrate

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