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The storage of shea butter coated pawpaw carica papaya fruit at different storage temperature was investigated as regard the nutrients, sugars and minerals. Freshly harvested just ripe fruit of pawpaw carica papaya was coated with shea butter and stored at room temperature 27C 1C, refrigeration temperature 10C 1Cand freezing temperature -5C 1C for 8 days. The proximate, sugar glucose, fructose and galactose and minerals Ca, Mg, Fe and Zn were subsequently determined. The result of the study shows that the moisture content increases significantly P0.05 85.25-95.25 while other nutrients reduce significantly P0.05 in storage, the sugar and the minerals content also reduce significantly P0.05 in storage. The storage temperature of freezing temperature recorded the highest mineral content Ca-113.33mg100g, Mg- 53.33mg100g, Fe- 2.33mg100g and Zn- 7.00mg100g at the end of the storage period which was significantly P0.05 higher than other storage temperatures. At the end of the storage period, there was no significant difference P0.05 in the glucose and fructose content of the pawpaw at the different storage temperatures.

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