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. 2023 May 1;15(9):2170. doi: 10.3390/nu15092170

Table 1.

Nutritional composition of Adansonia digitata L. fruit.

Nutritional Composition g/100 g Dry 1 or Fresh 2 Weight of L. Fruit Pulp Reference
Starch 1 39.2 [8]
Glucose 1 7.9 [8]
Fructose 1 7.0 [8]
Sucrose 1 1.7 [8]
Protein 1 3.0 [8]
Lipid 1 0.5 [8]
Fiber 1 80.3 [22]
mg/100 g Dry 1 or Fresh 2 Weight of L. Fruit Pulp
Calcium 1 309 ± 1 [25]
Iron 1 14.97 ± 0.06 [25]
Sodium 1 34.61 ± 0.3 [25]
Magnesium 1 155 ± 2 [25]
Phosphorus 1 775 ± 2 [25]
Zinc 2 1.8 ± 0 [25]
Potassium 2 1240 ± 40 [24]
Vitamin C 1 466 ± 2.55 [31]

1 mg/100 g dry; 2 mg/100 g Fresh