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In Nigeria, okra Abelmoschus esculentus are packed and stored in polypropylene bag when moved from outlying villages to the city market. The study aims at assessing other storage method for Benin indigenous okra other than polypropylene bag with respect to nutrients, antinutrients and antioxidants. In this study fresh harvested Benin okra were harvested and divided into three parts. One part was stored in 100 RH at the temperature of 10C 2C, another at the temperature of 10C 2C and the last part in polypropylene bag. The nutrients, antinutrients Phytate and Saponin antioxidants Vitamin C and Total Phenol and the Viscosity were subsequently determined. The result of the study indicates that the nutrient, antinutrient and antioxidant content reduces significantly p0.05 in the three storage methods Moisture 88.73-84.62, fibre 10.63-7.22, protein 14.87-12.84, fat 9.67-7.96, phytate 3.84-1.18, saponin 0.612-0.284, vitamin C 46.28-14.39 mg100g, total phenol 0.095-0.059 and the viscosity 58.16-53.42cp. The method of storage of 100RH recorded the least percentage loss in moisture, fibre antioxidant and viscosity content of the okra while the least loss was recorded for protein and fat in the polypropylene bag method. The highest loss of the antinutrient was recorded at the storage method of temperature of 10C 2C. On the average the storage method of 100RH at temperature of 10C 2C shows to be better method than the others.

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