Proximate analysis of Hibiscus mutabilis seeds obtained from Samaru, Kaduna State

Abstract

Authors: Sani Uba, Isreal Kehinde. Omoniyi, Abubakar Sani, Mikail Abdul Hameed

Received: 20 January 2023/Accepted 20 March 2023

 Hibiscus mutabilis seed has been reported to be rich in oil and other proximate contents that can be a good feedstock for biodiesel production and other technologies. Consequently, seeds were analysed for their proximate composition while the extracted oil was used for biodiesel synthesis.  The proximate contents included moisture contents  (11.46± 0.08%), ash content of (6.52 ± 0.2%), crude fat (8.41 ± 0.53%), protein (16.86 ± 0.28%), fiber (30.16 ± 0.26%)  and carbohydrate (26.59 ± 0.39%).  The evaluated results suggest that the plant seed may be useful for the production of paints, cosmetics and vegetable oils The results also suggested that Hibiscus mutabilis seed possesses some properties that were suitable for biodiesel production.