GC-MS Phytochemical Profiling and Comparative Proximate Composition of Dried Fruits of Ziziphus Mauritiana (Jujube) and Hyphaene Thebaica (Doum Palm) Sold in Sokoto, Nigeria
Dried fruits of Ziziphus mauritiana Lam. (jujube) and Doum Palm (Hyphaene thebaica Mart.) are widely consumed and traded in markets across the Sudano-Sahelian belt of Nigeria, yet their comparative nutritional and phytochemical profiles remain insufficiently documented. This study determined the proximate compositio...