WHOLE MELON SEED FLOUR

This research study was carried out to evaluate the fat soluble vitamin contents (vitamin A, D, E and K) in solvent extracted melon seed oil and to determine the Amino acid profile of whole melon seed flour over a period of time. Results on fat soluble vitamins shows that, vitamin A had the highest value, followed by vitamin E, K and vitamin D had the lowest value of the fat soluble vitamin content and they were all relatively stable from month 0 to month 1. Result on whole melon seed flour shows that, it contains eleven essential amino acids and seven non-essential amino acids. Therefore solvent extracted melon seed oil
contains fat soluble vitamins and whole melon seed flour contains the basic essential amino acids.