Phytochemical and proximate composition of cucumber (Cucumis sativus) fruit from Nsukka, Nigeria

Abstract

Cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) is very common, cultivated throughout the world and often eaten as a raw vegetable without cooking. In this study, the phytochemical and proximate compositions of cucumber were investigated. Quantitative phytochemical analysis of the homogenate of C. sativus fruit showed that reducing sugars (574.36 ± 3.88 mg/g) was highest amount when compared to other phytochemicals, alkaloids (2.22 ± 0.96 mg/g) and flavonoids (2.14 ± 0.56 mg/g) were moderately present, while cyanogenic glycoside (0.21 ± 0.13 mg/g) was the lowest in quantity. Proximate analysis showed that C. sativus fruit contained the following-fibre (1.02 ± 0.01%), moisture (94.2 ± 0.08%), protein (3.01 ± 0.07%), lipid (0.55 ± 0.13%), carbohydrate (0.28 ± 0.09%) and ash (0.94 ± 0.24%) contents.

The Effect of The Cucumber Consumption To The Level of Sodium Potassium in Mus Muscullus’s Urine Production

“…The phytochemical test was also obtained for each part of Cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.), and all of part contained mostly phenol. This result was similar with previous researches in Cucumber (Sahu & Sahu 2015, Uzuazokaro et al 2018, Yunusa et al 2018.…”

“…Cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) is one of vegetables that has got health benefit and known as lowering blood pressure agents. Some researches show that Cucumber had similar mechanism with loop diuretic, Furosemide (Uzuazokaro et al 2018). It has phytochemical and mineral compounds, such as Potassium, Magnesium, and Phosphorus (Sari et al 2021).…”

“…It has phytochemical and mineral compounds, such as Potassium, Magnesium, and Phosphorus (Sari et al 2021). The phytochemical compounds in Cucumbers (Cucumis sativus L.), were including triterpenoids, alkaloids, glycosides, saponins, steroids, polyphenols, tannins, flavonoids, and resins (Tiwari et al 2012, Mahmood et al 2018, Uzuazokaro et al 2018, Yunusa et al 2018.…”

“…These products are biologically active, naturally occurring chemicals in various parts of a plant that providing health benefits and giving plants colour, flavour, and smell and are part of plants' natural defence system, protecting plants' cells from environmental hazards such as pollution, stress, drought, UV exposure and pathogenic attacks (Uzuazokaro et al 2018). Meanwhile in Cucumber (Cucumis sativus L), phytochemical compounds, especially polyphenol and triterpenoids contributed in diuretic effect (Gill et Polyphenols has similar on site of action to loop diuretics, that also show a high potassium release effect (Jadhav et al 2010, Agarwal et al 2012, Tiwari et al 2012, Badal et al 2016, Bartnik & Facey 2016, Katzung et al 2018, Uzuazokaro et al 2018. Triterpenoids works differ from polyphenols, Triterpenoids provides potassium-sparing diuretic effect (Jadhav et al 2010, Agarwal et al 2012, Tiwari et al 2012.…”

Analgesic and anti-inflammatory effects and safety profile of Cucurbita maxima and Cucumis sativus seeds

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