International Journal of Pharma and Bio Sciences
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10.22376/ijpbs.2019.10.1.p1-12
Volume 5 Issue 4
2014 (October - December)
PROXIMATE ANALYSIS AND MINERAL COMPONENTS OF SOME EDIBLE MEDICINALLY IMPORTANT LEAFY VEGETABLES OF KAMRUP DISTRICT OF ASSAM, INDIA
The present study was conducted to evaluate nutritional properties of certain traditional medicinally important edible leafy vegetables of Assam, India. Nutritive value and mineral composition of lessThan i greaterThan Alternanthera sessilis lessThan /i greaterThan , lessThan i greaterThan Drymaria cordata lessThan /i greaterThan , lessThan i greaterThan Eclipta alba lessThan /i greaterThan , lessThan i greaterThan Houttuynia cordata lessThan /i greaterThan and lessThan i greaterThan Leucas plukenetii lessThan /i greaterThan , which are basically used as medicine of different ailments, were determined. Proximate analysis revealed high amount of carbohydrate content ranged from 38.46-66.54%. Moisture content was found to be highest in lessThan i greaterThan Eclipta alba lessThan /i greaterThan (89.1%) while protein was higher in lessThan i greaterThan Houttuynia cordata lessThan /i greaterThan (19.68%). Fat content was relatively less and fiber content ranged from 9.4 - 23.52%. These vegetables were found to be rich sources of macroelements as well as trace minerals. Potassium was the most abundant macroelement ranging from 6240.0-14570.0 mg/kg, followed by sodium, calcium and magnesium. Among the trace elements Iron was highest (252.8-712.9mg/kg), followed by zinc, manganese and Copper. The results demonstrated that these 5 selected underutilized medicinal plants have great nutritional significance.
POBI GOGOI AND J.C. KALITA
Proximate analysis, Ailments, Macroelements, Trace elements.
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