SEMINAR ON NUTRITIONAL COMPOSITIONS OF COCOYAM AND WATER YAM

SEMINAR ON NUTRITIONAL COMPOSITIONS OF COCOYAM AND WATER YAM PRESENTED BY ERIC IFEOMA PRECIOUS 12E/0323/ST ASONYE LILIAN 12E/0324/ST IGWE VIVIAN CHIDI 12E/0325/ST IRONA CYNTHIA NTAINU 12E/0326/ST SUBMITTED TO THE DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE LABORATORY TECHNOLOGY (CHEMISTRY OPTION), SCHOOL OF INDUSTRIAL AND APPLIED SCIENCE, FEDERAL POLYTECHNIC NEKEDE, OWERRI IMO STATE IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENT OF AWARD OF NATIONAL DIPLOMA (ND) IN INDUSTRIAL AND APPLIED SCIENCE NOVEMBER, 2014 CERTIFICATION This seminar has been accepted and approved by the department of Science Laboratory Technology (Chemistry Option) of the School of Industrial and Applied Sciences, Federal Polytechnic Nekede, Owerri for the Award of National Diploma in Science Technology. ……………………………….. ……………………… Mr. Onyemenonu Christopher Date (Supervisor) ……………………………….. ……………………… Mr. Ubaka Kelechi Date (Co-supervisor) ……………………………….. ……………………… External Examiner Date DEDICATION This work is dedicated to God Almighty for His wisdom and guidance throughout this seminar. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT We wish to express our profound gratitude to God Almighty that saw us throughout our programme. Our honest gratitude goes to our wonderful supervisors, Mr. Onyemenonu Christopher and Mr. Kelechi Ubaka whose contributions and corrections as well as guidance helped us a lot in carrying out this research work. Also, our sincere appreciation goes to our H.O.D. Dr. Ali Bilar Alex We wish to express our joy and happiness to our wonderful parents for their moral and financial support and those who contributed in one way or the other to see that the seminar is done successfully. ABSTRACT This research work was carried out to determine the nutritional composition of cocoyam and water yam which are found in almost all parts of the world like Nigeria, Ghana, Cameron, with water yam originating from South East Asia and the species is widely spread through the world and in Africa, Asia, West Indies, United States and Southern states, also in pacific islands. They are both used in the production of flour, wheat and as a raw material for food products development, as chips, cookies or in baking industries. These species are useful in the health sector for the treatment and prevention of many aliments. Cocoyam is the ideal food for cancer prevention and helps in preventing hardening of the arteries while water yam reduces fever and the leaves are used as poultice, tumors, and skin irritation. CONTACT US NOW 08032849308