The sample materials were dried at 60 C for o hours. Each dried sample was milled with a Thomas Wiley Milling machine and sieved with 1.00 mm sieve. Each sample was stored in a labeled bottle. To obtain the moisture content of each plant sample. 5.0 g sample was dried for one hour in a Fisher lsotemp oven(Model 17 at 110 C. For a comparison. the moisture content of each fresh sample was also determined. The ash content of processed sample was done hy the Murfle Furnace Ignition Method at 550 C as is described by Pearson(1976 j. Fat was determined by the continuous solvent es traction method using a Sohslet apparatus(James 1995). Crude fiber was determined by the Weende method while semi-micro Kjedhalh method was adopted in protein determination, Calcium and magnesium were determined by the Versenate complexometric titration method using ylene Diamine Terracetic(FDTA) as indicator Potassium and sodium were separately delermined by the Flame photometer. Phosphorus was determined by the Vanado Molybdate-Yellow method(AOAC. 2000) The essential nutritive minerals and trace elements were determined on a dry matter bases(Pearson. 1976: Jan es. 1995: AOAC, 2000)