Nutritional and Antinutritional Composition of Twenty Five Indigenous Leafy Vegetables of Jorhat District of Assam State, India

Choudhury, B. H.; Baruah, Aditya Madhab; Sarmah, Tarun Chandra; Baishya, Somorita

doi:10.14233/ajchem.2017.20133

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“…43 The saponin content of the present study ranged from 3.23 ± 0.30 mg/g in L. javanica to 14.13 ± 0.92 mg/g in P. perfoliatum which is followed by C. hirsuta (13.90 ± 0.91 mg/g). Similarly, Choudhury et al 39 also reported saponin contents in some leafy vegetables which were found ranging from 2.60 mg/g DW to 7.40 mg/g DW. Saponins play some beneficial roles in limited doses because they have the properties of modifying the permeability of small intestine, and thus help in absorption of specific drugs, and they also act as neutral steroids and reduce serum cholesterol by secretion of bile acid.…”

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confidence: 82%

“…41 In this study ( Table 2), tannin was found varying from 1.02 ± 0.01 mg/g in C. hirsuta to 8.80 ± 0.05 mg/g in C. sinensis. Similarly, Choudhury et al 39 also reported tannin contents in some wild plants which ranged from 3.7 mg/g DW (Stellaria media) to 8.90 mg/g DW (Oxalis corniculata). However, Agbaire 42 reported the lower amounts of tannin in leafy vegetables of Nigeria which ranged from 0.04 ± 0.01 µg/g to 0.26 ± 0.03 µg/g.…”

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“…Similarly, Anhwange et al 38 reported the oxalate contents in some fruits which varied from 0.01 mg/100 g to 0.53 mg/100 g which is much lower in comparison to the present study. Choudhury et al 39 reported lower oxalate contents in some wild plants such as Enhydra fluctuans (0.7 mg/g), Eryngium foetidum (0.6 mg/g), Persicaria chinensis (0.3 mg/g), and Stellaria media (0.3 mg/g). High amounts of oxalic acid in the food can bind with elements to form oxalates in the gastrointestinal tract which is responsible for the formation of calcium oxalate stones in the kidney.…”

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Amino acid profiles and anti-nutritional contents of traditionally consumed six wild vegetables

Narzary¹,

Basumatary²

2019

10.5267/j.ccl

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The present study was designed to evaluate the amino acid profiles and anti-nutritional contents of six wild vegetables viz. Cardamine hirsuta, Melothria perpusilla, Cryptolepis sinensis, Persicaria chinensis, Lippia javanica and Polygonum perfoliatum from Assam, India. The total amino acid detected was found the highest in P. chinensis as 25.92 mg/g dry weight (DW) followed by P. perfoliatum (19.68 mg/g DW) and M. perpusilla (14.57 mg/g DW), and the lowest amino acid was observed in L. javanica (0.62 mg/g DW). However, the highest nonessential amino acids (NEAA) were detected in P. perfoliatum (3.89 mg/g DW). Among the NEAA, aspartic acid and glutamic acid were detected in all the six plant species which ranged from 0.01 to 0.33 mg/g DW and 0.02 to o.75 mg/g DW, respectively. In this study, the highest concentration of essential amino acids (EAA) was detected in C. hirsuta (1.72 mg/g DW) followed by M. perpusilla (0.95 mg/g DW) and P. chinensis (0.67 mg/g DW). Besides EAA and NEAA, some other amino acids such as phosphoserine, OH-proline, amino adipic acid, phosphoenolamine, and taurine are the most common which were detected. In the study, variable amounts of anti-nutritional contents were found and discussed herein.

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Section: Anti-nutritional Contentsmentioning

confidence: 83%

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confidence: 99%

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Amino acid profiles and anti-nutritional contents of traditionally consumed six wild vegetables

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Basumatary²

2019

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Protective Role of Leafy Vegetables in Rural Areas: Critical Review of Biology and Processing

Bala

Singha

2023

Technologies for Rural Development

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Amino Acid Profiles, Antimicrobial Activity and Anti-nutritional Contents of Two Wild Edible Plants (Sphenoclea zeylanica Gaertn. and Sphaerantus peguensis Kurz ex C.B. Clarke.)

Basumatary

2019

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Background: The two wild plants viz. Sphenoclea zeylanica and Sphaerantus peguensis are seasonally consumed as vegetables by the Bodo people in Assam of North East India. Wild vegetables are considered as one of the cheapest sources for human nutrition that contains rich sources of numerous minerals and bioactive compounds which on consumption can contribute several health benefits against various diseases. Objective: The aim of the present study is to investigate amino acid profiles, antimicrobial property and anti-nutritional contents of the two wild edible plants. Methods: Amino acid profiles were determined by using ultra-performance liquid chromatography, antimicrobial activities of aqueous and methanol extracts of the plants were tested following the disc diffusion method against Bacillus cereus, Staphylococcus aureus, Proteus vulgaris and Escherichia coli, and anti-nutritional contents were evaluated based on the reported methods. Results: The total amino acid content found in S. zeylanica was 42.87 mg/g dry weight and it was found to be 32.65 mg/g dry weight in S. peguensis. The methanol extracts of the plants are exhibiting antibacterial activities against all the studied microorganisms. However, aqueous extracts showed no antibacterial activity against P. vulgaris and B. cereus. In this study, S. zeylanica species showed higher levels of anti-nutritional contents compared to S. peguensis. Conclusion: In the study, higher levels of essential amino acids were detected in S. zeylanica compared to S. peguensis. The methanol extracts of the plants showed more effective antimicrobial activities in comparison to the aqueous extracts and this may be due to the presence of antimicrobial compounds which are more readily soluble in methanol.

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Nutritional and Antinutritional Composition of Twenty Five Indigenous Leafy Vegetables of Jorhat District of Assam State, India

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Amino acid profiles and anti-nutritional contents of traditionally consumed six wild vegetables

Amino acid profiles and anti-nutritional contents of traditionally consumed six wild vegetables

Protective Role of Leafy Vegetables in Rural Areas: Critical Review of Biology and Processing

Amino Acid Profiles, Antimicrobial Activity and Anti-nutritional Contents of Two Wild Edible Plants (Sphenoclea zeylanica Gaertn. and Sphaerantus peguensis Kurz ex C.B. Clarke.)

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