Proximate and physicochemical composition of oil palm empty fruit bunch

Agro-waste management generates worries to most developing countries and the menace needs be curbed reduce pollution. This study investigated Proximate Physicochemical composition of Oil Palm Empty fruit bunch. Samples collected were oven dried, grinded analytical methods carried out adopting AOAC 2005 (Association official Analytical Chemists) test methods. The proximate analysis EFB revealed it a poor source lipid (3.75 ± 0.01) but with high fibre content (67.0 1.19). results showed concentrations ash (6.87 0.11), carbohydrate (12.3 0.95), moisture (5.13 0.24) protein (4.87 0.01). physicochemical characteristics oil palm empty bunch is reported that pH had mean 5.81±0.22, while temperature, total suspended solid, electrical conductivity, dissolved salinity, nitrate sulphate 28.14 0.02, 5.09 53.15 0.03, 26.61 0.015, 19.97±0.03, 14.65 0.05, 4.94 0.02 respectively. More so, phosphate 17.55 0.04, ammonia, oxygen, biochemical oxygen demand, chemical magnesium calcium 0.04 0.01, 2.86 1.58 2.55 1.05 0.01 3.77 Fruit Bunch in this demonstrates efficiency utilizing application byproduct various processes help combat waste issues environment.