ABSTRACT
Proximate analysis and physiochemical properties of two pineapple species (Black Pineapple and Queens Pineapple) was bought from New Benin Market in Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria and their juices were manually extracted and used to run these analysis. The study was carried out using standard methods of analysis for proximate analysis: % Moisture content, % Ash content, % Crude fat, % Crude fiber, % Crude protein and % Total solids as well as some selected Minerals: Na, Mg, K, Fe, Zn and Ca of freshly prepared pineapple juice. The results obtained showed that Black pineapple juice had the following composition; moisture content (85.30%), Ash content (0.50%), Total solids (14.60%), Crude fiber (0.20%), Crude fat (0.16%), Crude carbohydrate (13.31%) and Crude protein (0.57). While the juice extracted from Queens Pineapple contained: moisture content (87.50%), Ash content (0.99%), Total solids (12.50%), Crude fiber (0.13%), Crude fat (0.13%), Crude carbohydrate (10.70%) and Crude protein (0.54%). The temperature at which black and Queens pineapple were analysed at 29.50 ℃ and 28.50 ℃ with pH 3.95 and 4.20 respectively.
