Seeds from 15 cultivars of beniseed grown in a southern guinea savanna agro-ecology were evaluated for their mineral composition as well as their physico-chemical characterization. Average percentage crude protein (15.40), crude fat (53.27), crude fibre (6.10), ash (2.33) and Nitrogen free extract (16.61) compare favourably with those of groundnut as a reference crop. However mineral composition are fairly similar in all the cultivars with calcium being the most abundant in two varieties (85-3-1 and T-4). While magnesium and potassium are appreciably high phosphorus appears to be the poorest major element. Physico-chemical analysis shows that the cultivars Potskun 98, S-530 (4) and Cameroun 98 are appreciably rich in iodine and saponification values.
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