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Proximate and Mineral Content of Some Medicinal Food Plants Commonly Consumed in North-Eastern Part of Nigeria

American Journal of Food Science and Nutrition
Vol.5 , No. 3, Publication Date: May 16, 2018, Page: 52-57

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[1]	Gaila Nami Marcel, Department of Science Laboratory Technology, Federal Polytechnic Mubi, Adamawa State, Nigeria.
[2]	Barminas Jeffrey Tsware, Director-General Office, National Research Institute for Chemical Technology Zaria, Kaduna state, Nigeria.
[3]	Osemeahon Sunday Akuewanbhor, Department of Chemistry, Modibbo Adama Univasity of Technoloy Yola, Adamawa State, Nigeria.
[4]	Samali Ayuba, Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Quality Control, National Institute for Pharmaceutical Research and Development, Abuja, Nigeria.

Abstract

Study of the proximate and mineral content of the leaf part of Spinous amarantthus (SM), Senna aceidental (SA) Phyllanthus niruri (PN), Hisbiscus-sabdariff (HS), Lebtadenia hastata (LH); fruit part of Azanza garkena (AG), Balanite agyptiaca (BA) Deuterium senegalense (DS), Ziziphus spini Christi (ZS), cucurbita spp squash gaurd (CS) and seed part of Pakia biglobasa (PB), Citrullus vulgaris (CV), Moringa oleifera (MO), Phaseolus vulgaris (PV) and Spondius purpure (SP) collected from North-eastern parts of Nigeria were carried out. The proximate content (Ash, moisture, fats, fiber, protein and carbohydrate) were analyzed using methods of Association of Official Analytical Chemists (AOAC), while the mineral contents (Fe, K. Mg, Zn and Pb) were analyzed using Atomic Absorption Spectrometric method. The results revealed the range of proximate and mineral content of leafs, fruits and the seeds as 6.71 - 10.95% (Moisture), 10.62 - 19.17% (Ash), 3.35 - 8.05% (Fiber), 2.96 - 6.54% (Fats), 1.76 - 2.88% (Protein) 56.42 - 70.32% (Carbohydrate) and 26.25-436.15 µg/g (Fe), ND - 8321.1 µg/g (K), ND - 3.65 µg/g (Mg), ND - 11.55 µg/g (Zn) and 13.50-166.55 µg/g (Pb); 7.65 - 11.45% (Moisture), 2.67 - 6.29% (Ash), 1.17 - 8.48% (Fiber), 3.91 - 6.37% (Fats), 0.64 - 1.20% (Protein), 17.68 - 79.69% (Carbohydrate) and ND-639.455 µg/g (Fe), ND µg/g (K), ND - 0.55 µg/g (Mg), ND µg/g (Zn) and ND-12.60 µg/g (Pb) and 3.64 - 10.77% (Moisture), 3.27 - 4.79% (Ash), 1.17 - 8.23% (Fiber), 5.04 - 45.07% (Fats), 1.08 - 3.36% (Protein), 40.49 - 84.05% (Carbohydrate) and ND-387.45 µg/g (Fe), ND µg/g (K), ND - 2.30 µg/g (Mg), ND µg/g (Zn) and 5.00-157.50 µg/g (Pb) respectively. The outcome of this study indicated that the medicinal food plants commonly used in the north-eastern part of Nigeria are nutritive and also contained mineral contents which includes toxic one such a lead to be beyond WHO maximum limits.

Keywords

Proximate, Minerals, Food Plants, AOAC and AAS

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