APPENDIX B

COMPOSITION OF NUTS PER 100 g EDIBLE PORTION (Raw unless otherwise indicated)

(Farris, 1983; Rosengarten, 1984; Arnold et al., 1985; Brand and Cherikoff, 1985; Booth and Wickens, 1988; Willing, 1989)

Species Plant part Energy Water Protein Fat Carbohdrate Fibre Ash Ca P K Na Mg Fe Zn Cu Vitamin A Nicotinicacid Thiamine Riboflavine Vitamin C

kJ/100g- ---------------------/100g------------------------ ----------------------------------------------------mg/100g---------------------------------------------------------
Average daily requirements 1300 55 800 800 4000 2200 350 15 15 800 1.4 1.1 1.3 60
ANACARDIACEAE
Pistacia vera
Sclerocarya birrea
subsp. caffra


  nut
594

2703
5.3

4.0
19.3

28.3
53.7

57.3
17.1

3.7
1.9

2.9
2.7

3.8
131

118
500

808
972

601
-

3.81


462
7.3

4.87


5.19


2.81
230
1.4

0.72
0.67

0.42
-

0.12		 0
BOMBACACEAE
Adansonia digitata		 fruit kernel 1292
1803		 8.7
8.1		 2.7
33.7		 0.2
30.6		 73.7
4.8		 8.9
16.9		 5.8
5.9		 335
273		 76.2
5.12		 2409
1275		 11.2
2.48		 167
640		 2.65
6.55		 1.0
6.68		 0.37
2.78		   2.73
1.0		 0.62
0.25		 0.14
0.14		 209
BURSERACEAE
Canarium ovatum		   669 6.3 11.4 71.1 5.7 2.7 2.8 140 554 489 3   3.4     40 0.5 0.88 0.09 Tr
CARYOCARACEAE
Caryocar sp.		 kernel 629 3.8 23.7 61.2 8.4 - 2.9                          
COMPOSITAE
Helianthus annuus		 dry kernels 560 4.8 24.0 47.3 16.1 3.8 4.0 120 837 920 30   7.1     50 5.4 1.96 0.23  
CORYLACEAE
Corylus avellana		 kernel 634 5.8 12.6 62.4 13.7 3.0 2.5 209 337 704 2   3.4       0.9 0.46 - Tr
CUCURBITACEAE
Cucurbita spp.		 dry kernels 553 4.4 29.0 46.7 13.1 1.9 4.9 51 1144       11.2     70 2.4 0.24 190.  
EUPHORBIACEAE
Schinziophyton rautanenii		 flesh kernel 1410
2715		 8.6
4.2		 7.8
26.3		 0.5
58.1		 75.0
4.6		 2.9
2.7		 5.2
4.1		 85.0
223		 74.3
869		 2145
674		 2.39
3.35		 214
493		 2.54
3.42		 1.68
3.54		 1.30
2.52		          
FAGACEAE
Castanea dentata
Castanea mollissima
Castanea sativa



fresh
dry



194
377

33.4
57.6
52.5
8.4

10.2
4.4
2.9
6.7

10.2
0.9
1.5
4.1

42.3
34.6
41.0
76.1

1.9
1.4
1.1
2.5

1.9
1.1
1.0
2.2



27
52



88
162



454
875



6
12		  



1.7
3.3		      



0.6
1.2



0.22
0.32



0.22
0.38		  
Fagus sp.   568 6.6 19.4 50 16.6 3.7 3.7                          
JUGLANDACEAE
Carya alba		   673 3.3 13.2 68.7 10.9 1.9 2.0 Tr 380       2.4              
Carya illinoensis   687 3.4 9.2 71.2 12.3 2.3 1.6 73 289 603 Tr   2.4     130 0.9 0.86 0.13 2
Juglans nigra
Juglans regia		   628
651		 3.1
3.5		 20.5
14.8		 59.3
64.0		 13.1
13.7		 1.7
2.1		 2.3
1.9		 Tr
99		 570
380		 460
450		 3
2		   6.0
3.1		     300
30		 0.7
0.9		 0.22
0.33		 0.11
0.13		 2
LECYTHIDACEAE
Bertholletia excelsa		   654 4.6 14.3 66.9 7.8 3.1 3.3 186 693 715 1   3.4     Tr 1.6 0.96 0.12  
LEGUMINOSAE-CAES.
Cordeauxia edulis

Guibourtia coleosperma
Tylosema esculentum
seed

seed
seed
446

1589
2253
7.8-
16.9
9.1
3.7
10.8-
15.9
14.3
32.9
9.9
13.4
4.4
2.1
31.4-
41.5
62.3
20.5
2.1

4.4
2.1
2.2-
3.8
1.9
3.0
31-33

323
183
221-
232
198
463
625-
633
390
780
452-
493
20.3
22.6
79-
82
163
295
2.3

4.69
3.87


2.7
3.33


0.87
1.38		  



1.89



0.62



0.52		  
Lemuropisum edulen seed     14-26 6-9 38-43 26-32                            
LEGUMINOSAE-PAP,
Arachis hypogaea		 raw with skins
raw less skins
boiled
roasted with skins
roasted and salted		 564
568
376
582
585		 5.6
5.4
36.4
1.8
1.6		 26.0
26.3
15.5
26.2
26.0		 47.5
48.4
31.5
48.7
49.8		 16.2
15.7
12.7
17.9
16.4		 2.4
1.9
1.8
2.7
2.4		 2.3
2.3
2.1
2.7
3.8		 69
59
43
72
74		 401
409
181
407
401		 674
674
462
701
674		 5
5
4
5
418		   2.1
2.0
1.3
2.2
2.1		     0 17.2
15.8
10.0
17.1
17.2		 1.14
0.99
0.48
0.32
0.32		 0.13
0.13
0.08
0.13
0.13		 0
0
0
0
0
Vigna subterranea seed     14--24   c.60                              
PROTEACEAE
Macadamia 		   691 3.0 7.8 71.6 13.4 2.5 1.7 48 161 264     2.0     0 1.3 0.34 0.11 0
ROSACEAE
Prunus dukcis		 kernel, dried
roasted and salted		 598
627		 4.7
0.7		 18.6
18.6		 54.2
57.7		 16.9
16.9		 2.6
2.6		 3.0
3.5		 234
235		 505
504		 773
773		 4
198		   4.7
4.7		     0
0		 3.5
3.5		 0.24
0.05		 0.92
0.92		 Tr
0
SANTALACEAE
Santalum acuminata		 kernel 3000 1.6 15.5 67.6 3.1 20.8 1.3                          
SAPOTACEAE
Vitellaria paradoxa		 kernel       45-60                                
SIMMONDSIACEAE
Simmondsia chinensis		 nut     c. 30 c. 50                                
STYLOBASIACEAE
Stylobasium spathulatum		 kernel 1988 1.3 11.6 0.9                           0   3
TRAPACEAE
Trapa natans
fruit
 79
78.3
70.0
1.4
4.7
0.2
0.3		 18.2
0.8
0.6		 1.1
4
20
65
150		 500 20  
0.6
0.8		     0 1.0 0.14 0.20 4
PINACEAE
Pinus edulis
Pinus pinea
Pinus sabiniana
seed
seed
seed
635
552
571
3.1
5.6
3.6
13.0
31.1
25.0
60.5
47.4
49.4
19.4
10.7
17.5
1.1
0.9
2.9
4.3
4.5
51
12
5.1
1144
604
    


53.87
11.2
5.2
8.39


13.04


1.69
70
30
 Tr
0.24
1.28
0.19
0.23
 Tr