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protein contents found in sunflower seeds 27.5% (p=0.001) whilst the lowest content was
approximately 5.87%. Furthermore, Pumpkin seeds had higher amounts of potassium
in the form of the ammonium ion (NH4+) which binds sunflower seeds 27.5% (p=0.001) whilst the lowest content
the digestion has been completed the digestion flask is higher than corns (p< 0.05) (Table 1). Similarly, for
the highest fat contents 50% (P= 0.014) followed by was predominant values (626.28 kcal/100 g) followed by
13.39% and 10.6% respectively (Table 2). The highest 585.89 kcal/100g respectively. Both corn and chickpeas to
significant amounts of carbohydrate found in corn (72.4%) some extent had similar energy amounts 437.36 kcal/100g,
(15.6%) (Table 3). In regarding to moisture, the values Table 6 shows that, the ash contents of pumpkin seeds
in pumpkin, sunflower, watermelon seeds, corn chickpea approximately represented the significant values 5.87%
(Table 4). chickpeas represented the lowest amounts of ash (1.95% vs
1.74%). Furthermore, the data analysis of trace and major
corn and watermelon seeds 5.62%, 5.44% and 5.27% which was close to watermelon seeds (477mg/100g).
Table 3: Carbohydrate contents of edible portion According to the laboratory results of heavy metals in seeds,
seeds Table 6: Total ash contents of edible portion of
mean±SD Types of seeds Ash (g/100g) *P values
Table 7: Some major and trace mineral contents of edible portion of seeds
minerals (mg/100g) (mean±SD) (mean±SD) (mean±SD) (mean±SD) (mean±SD)
seeds and lowest in water melon seeds with hulls, 0.014 and Table 8: Some heavy metals levels of hulls and
in pumpkin and sunflower seeds 0.006 and 0.01 ppm. Among Types of seeds/heavy As Pb Cd Hg
amounts of (Pb) 0.007 ppm. Pumpkin seeds, and sunflower Chickpea BDL BDL BDL BDL
fat (50.79%), energy (626.89 kcal/100g), and also sources of moisture 6.3% and total ashes (5.8%) with
made a significant difference (p<0.05). In contrast to energy (591% vs 559%, CHO 18% vs 10%, potassium
the previous work was done by Aishwarya, and et al.,18 871% vs 801%, sodium 18mg/100g vs 7% mg/100g and
higher than their finding 27.5% vs 19.69% and slightly not be considerable high. Although, data of present study
lower values for fat (50.79% vs 53%, and carbohydrates for protein and fat and other micronutrients were shown
of protein 60%, fat 18%, 4% of carbohydrate and energy significant moisture contents of for pumpkin seeds in this
460 kcal/100 g which means higher amounts of protein study (p< 0.05) was different from the findings of Elinge
and lower amounts amount of fat, carbohydrate and and their colleagues 6.3% vs 5%, but the difference was
calcium, iron and magnesium contents of sunflower hands, fat (37% vs 47.9 %) and energy (560 kcal% vs
seeds, our study indicates that the calcium contents were 591%) were below the values of this study. In fact, the
In the present finding and among seeds, watermelon in the current study was slightly high (10% vs 6 %) which
the range of 7.40 - 8.50%; fat, 26.50 - 27.83%; protein, Lead contamination of the environment is increasing, and
16.33 - 17.75%; ash, 2.00 - 3.00%; carbohydrate, 9.55 - the prolonged intake of even low concentrations of Pb can
15.32% and energy value of 354.05 - 369.11 kcal/100g. In cause serious toxic effects.32 Approximately 80% of the
moisture 5.2%, fat 44.7%, CHO 28%, total ashes 4.26% high levels are often associated with human activity and
Dried corn or maize (roasted salted corn) and chickpeas levels 0.007, 0.014, 0.009, 0.011, 0.006 and 0.010 ppm in
Maize is generally known to be high in carbohydrate and 0.005 vs 0.008 ppm respectively. These are below the
corn seeds shown in Tables 1-5 as following protein, fat, therefore, precaution should be taken while consuming
CHO, moisture and energy, 6.7%, 13.39%, 72.4%, 5.44% such seeds due to their nature marketing and environmental
current study was less than the previous work 6.7% vs 9.8% fat, energy, calcium, magnesium and iron. Whilst pumpkin
and 5.44% vs 7.65%.27,28 Such differences in contents could seeds have highest potassium contents and roasted salted

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of these seeds. Materials and Methods: Five different seeds were collected from traditional E-ISSN: 2091-0576
supermarkets in Benghazi. Moisture and Ash contents in the samples were determined by P-ISSN: 2467-9100
A.O.A.C method. Total fat and the crude protein content in the seed sample were measured
content in seeds also determined by Atomic Absorption, spectrophotometer. Result: Five Copyright (c) 2021 Asian Journal of
attributed to the presence of phytosterols, unsaturated accurately about 5 gm of sample in a previously dried and
and beans have moderate to high phenolic phytochemicals. Ashing of food samples was done using a muffle furnace.
management of hyperglycemia and hypertension associated each sample were placed in a crucible and heated to 550°C
20-week crossover study of 45 individuals with elevated weight of samples.
hypertension, diabetes, and cancer.14,15 The plant kingdom the sample using a solvent extraction, then determining the
application of sunflower seed oil 3 times a day resulted in collected by evaporating the solvent. Almost all the solvent
infections compared with infants not receiving topical Approximately 2.0 gram of samples were weighed accurately
Nevertheless, our study is the first of its kind in Benghazi ether collected from the top container and drained into
another container for re-use. After that, the flask was dried atoms of the sample are released to form a cloud inside
The crude protein content of the seeds samples was get transitioned to higher electronic state. The region of the
principle of Kjeldahl method is digestion sample of seeds The isolated spectral line falls on the photomultiplier, the
concentration of the food. Digestion, Neutralization and
Firstly, two grams of seeds sample had been weighed RESULTS
into a digestion flask and then digested by heating it in the

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