papaya

The chemical compositions of pawpaw (Carica papaya), african almond (Terminalia catappa) and mango (Mangifera indica) leaves were determined to assess their potential economic values. Samples of young and matured leaves were harvested randomly from the fruit trees and examined in triplicates by proximate analysis and by spectrophotometry. The highest dry matter (DM) content (94.82%) was found in matured mango leaf (MML), while least (92.53%) was recorded in young papaya leaf (YPL).