Marc Nwosu Ogbuagu  , 
    The Nutritive and Anti-Nutritive Compositions of Calabash (<I>Crescentia cujete</I>) Fruit Pulp,
    Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances,
    Volume 7,Issue 9,
    2008,
    Pages 1069-1072,
    ISSN 1680-5593,
    javaa.2008.1069.1072,
    (https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=javaa.2008.1069.1072)
    Abstract: The pulp of calabash fruit (crescentia cujete) has been studied for its nutritive and anti-nutritive compositions in both the wet and dry samples. The values of the ash; 3.74% (dry), ether extract; 4.38% (wet) crude protein; 7.67% (wet) and 10.01% (dry), crude fibre; 4.88% (dry), carbohydrate; 15.65% (wet) and 68.13% (dry) and dry matter; 31.32% (wet) and 87.48% (dry) are quite reasonable for fruits. Both the wet and dry samples have very high concentrations of the mineral elements. Sodium (Na) has the highest values of 3.20% (wet) and  0.32%  (dry), while calcium has the least values of 0.12% (wet) and 0.06% (dry). The pulp has very high values of Thiamin; 1.50 µg g <SUP>1</SUP> (wet) and 0.93 µg g <SUP>1</SUP> (dry). Both the wet and dry pulp samples have reasonable values of phytochemicals and are free from HCN toxicity. The pulp can make useful contributions to human nutrition and health.
    Keywords: Calabash;tropical fruit;pulp;nutritive;anti-nutritive;phytochemicals