51.50% of total carbohydrate. The level of
total ash in tamarind seed and pulp were
quite similar at 2.15% and 3.30%
respectively. Moisture content formed the
bulk of tissue weight in the fresh tamarind
seed and pulp with mean values of 20.45%
and 42.70% respectively. Total energy content
in 100 g of tamarind seed and pulp were
324.5 Kcal and 217.0 Kcal respectively.
As shown in Table 1, both tamarind fruit
pulp and seed possessed carbon and oxygen
at a high percentage. Both of these elements
are more or less present in equal ratios. Pulp
samples contained a higher amount of
oxygen than carbon (57.85% and 40.40%
respectively) while seed samples contained
higher amounts of carbon than oxygen
(50.73% and 46.82% respectively). Both of
these samples showed significant
differences in their carbon and oxygen
values. These two elements along with