Proximate Analyses of Different Samples of Egg Shells Obtained from Sokoto Market in Nigeria

Nasruddeen Yusuf Al-awwal, Usman Lado Ali

Abstract: The proximate and mineral compositions of the eggshells obtained from Sokoto State Central Market in Nigeria as labeled sample A for poultry fowl eggshell, sample B for guinea fowl eggshell, sample C for Chicken and sample D for pigeon eggshell. The result showed that the eggshells as labeled contained (1.0

Keywords: eggshell, fibre, moisture, ash, mineral elements, protein and carbohydrate