Citation: A. Y. Zubairu, I. Saidu, M. Mukhtar, J. Sani, A. Zubairu, H. A. Nababa, S. S. Abubakar, A. Habibu, Z. Ibrahim (2023). Functional Composition, Minerals and Antioxidant Vitamins Content of Juice of (Botria Africanus), Glob Acad J Pharm Drug Res; Vol-5, Iss-5 pp- 43-51. 43 Global Academic Journal of Pharmacy and Drug Research Available online at https://www.gajrc.com DOI: 10.36348/gajpdr.2023.v05i05.001 ISSN (P): 2706-9044 ISSN (O): 2707-255X Functional Composition, Minerals and Antioxidant Vitamins Content of Juice of (Botria africanus) A. Y. Zubairu 1&2* , I. Saidu 2 , M. Mukhtar 1 , J. Sani 1&3 , A. Zubairu 4 , H. A. Nababa 2 , S. S. Abubakar 2 , A. Habibu 2 , Z. Ibrahim 1 1 Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, P.M.B. 2346, Sokoto, Nigeria 2 Department of Science Laboratory Technology, Umaru Ali Shinkafi Polytechnic Sokoto, P.M.B. 2356, Sokoto, Nigeria 3 Sokoto Energy Research Center, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, P.M.B. 2346, Sokoto, Nigeria 4 Department of Biochemistry, Kebbi State University of Science and Technology, P.M.B. 1144, Alieru, Nigeria *Corresponding Author A. Y. Zubairu Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, P.M.B. 2346, Sokoto, Nigeria Article History Received: 23.11.2022 Accepted: 27.12.2022 Published: 04.09.2023 Abstract: Fruits play important role in human nutrition, particularly as sources of dietary fiber, minerals, and vitamins. This research is able to highlight essential composition available in juice of (Botria africanus), the functional composition, mineral and antioxidant vitamin contents were determined. The results identified availability of nutrients were obtained to be moisture content (20.17±0.76mg/dL), ash content (5.33±0.58mg/dL), crude protein (3.81±0.02mg/dL), crude lipid (12.33±0.12mg/dL), crude fibre (1.33±0.58mg/dL), and carbonhydrate (57.08±0.01mg/dL). The mineral contents were also identified to be Iron (3.723±0.003mg/dL), Manganese (0.405±0.005 mg/dL), Magnesium (ND±ND mg/dL), Phosphorus (31.15±0.050mg/dL), Potassium (5800 ± 100.000mg/dL), Sodium (150 ± 5.000mg/dL) and Zinc (0.016±0.008mg/dL) at the end the vitamins content were also obtained to be vit C> vit E > vit A the values are 53.6 ± 0.300> 50.21 ±3.357> 1.158±0.008, the research concluded that juice of (Botria africanus) contained an important nutritional components that are useful which are able to protect the body against oxidative stress. Keywords: Antioxidant Vitamins, Botria africanus, Fruits, functional composition, Minerals. Copyright © 2023 The Author(s): This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC 4.0) which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium for non-commercial use provided the original author and source are credited. 1.0 INTRODUCTION Nowadays, the eating of fruits and vegetables has been embraced globally for health benefits due to the occurrence of nutritive and non- nutritive substance from medicinal plants which protect the humans from oxidative stress associated disorders. Though the natural fruits are nutritious, excess consumption of such fruits may be unsafe to our body, hence the need to analyse antinutritional compound aimed finding the effects it may pose over excessive intake (Murugan et al., 2015). Consumption of fruits is important for a diversified and nutritious diet. Adequate consumption of fruit and vegetables considerably minimize the occurrence of chronic diseases, such as cancer, cardiovascular diseases and other aging- related pathologies (Prakash et al., 2012). Fruits and vegetables have abundance of natural antioxidants in particular vitamin C and E. Contained in fruits are beta-carotene, phenolic compounds, such as anthocyanin and other flavonoids, which showcase an extensive range of biological benefits, as well as antioxidant (Olayiwola et al., 2013). Fruits present Original Research Article