- Egusi has very high nutritional value, it is rich in protein, fat and vitamins a, b1, b2 and c
- It is made up of 30 - 40 % protein and about the same proportion of oil
- The oil is cholesterol free
- In terms of vitamins, it contains alpha-tocopherol, a component of vitamin e
- It also contains palmitic, stearic, linoleic and oleic acids and very small amount of carbohydrate and calcium
- Egusi has very high nutritional value, it is rich in protein, fat and vitamins a, b1, b2 and c
- It is made up of 30 - 40 % protein and about the same proportion of oil
- The oil is cholesterol free
- In terms of vitamins, it contains alpha-tocopherol, a component of vitamin e
- It also contains palmitic, stearic, linoleic and oleic acids and very small amount of carbohydrate and calcium