Proximate and Mineral Composition of the Leaves of Hairy Indigo (Indigofera astragalina)

Gafar, M. K.; Itodo, A. U.; Atiku, F. A.; Hassan, Ahmed M.; Peni, I.J.

doi:10.3923/pjn.2011.168.175

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“…The potassium content of Mucuna poggei (43.21 mg/100g) is higher than the values found in Indigofera astragelina leave, but lower than in Cassia siemea leaves (Gafar et al, 2011;Ngaski, 2006). However, this value is very and can only contribute very little to the body requirement of the dietary potassium.…”

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“…The copper content of Mucuna poggei was 0.47mg/100g which is far much higher than values in Indigofera astragelina leave (Gafar et al, 2011), but lower than the value in T. terrestris leaves (Hassan et al, 2005). Mucuna poggei leaves could also serve as a fair source of copper in both animal and human diets since the RDA value for copper is 1.5-3mg for a male adult and 15.67-31.33 % are contributed to the RDA by Mucuna pogge (NRC, 1989).…”

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“…The manganese content in Mucuna poggei iwas about 0.65mg/100g which is slightly higher than the values found in I. astragalina leaves, but lower than 0.98-38.0mg/100g reported in some locally green leafy vegetables and 11.6mg/100g in Balassam apple (Momordica balsamina L.) leaves (Gafar et al, 2011;Hassan and Umar, 2006). The RDA value for manganese is 2-5mg/100g for a male adult and Mucuna poggei leaves can contribute about 32.5-13.0% of manganese to the RDA and could be said to be a fairly good source of manganese (NRC, 1989).…”

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“…The zinc content of Mucuna poggei is 0.25mg/100g which is greater than that found in I. astragelina leaves than that found in Cassia siamea leaves (Gafar et al, 2011;Ngaski, 2006). As an essential element in the nutrition of man zinc functions as an integral part of numerous enzymes or as a stabilizer of the molecular structure of sub-cellular constituents and membrane and as well participates in the synthesis and degradation of carbohydrates, lipids, protein and nucleic acids and has shown to play an essential role in polynucleotide transcription and translation and thus in the process of genetic expression (WHO, 1996).…”

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Nutritional and Phytochemical Compositions of the Leaves of Mucuna Poggei

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Ekigbo²,

Idenyi³

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The chemical nutrient composition and the phytochemical content of the leaves of Mucuna poggei, an underutilized leafy vegetable were analyzed using standard methods. The result of the proximate compositions analysis showed that the leaves contained moisture (8.25%), crude fibre (30.55%), crude fat (9.45%), ash (7.78%), crude protein (32.38%) and carbohydrate (11.55%). Results of the mineral analysis showed that it contains the following essential minerals: Sodium (68.10mg/100g), potassium (43.21mg/100g), calcium ISSN 2157-6076 2012 www.macrothink.org/jbls 233 (71.71mg/100g), iron (10.56mg/100g), manganese (0.65mg/100g), copper (0.47mg/100g), magnesium (56.05mg/100g), zinc (0.25mg/100g), phosphorus (5.72mg/100g), lead (0.01mg/100g), cobalt (nil) and cadmium (nil). The high protein and fibre contents as well as other proximate components are a desirable attribute. The concentration of iron shows that Mucuna poggei leaves could help in boosting of blood level in anaemic conditions. The phytochemical screening of the leaves revealed the presence of alkaloids, tannins, carbohydrates, terpenoids, balsams and triterpenoids. These results rank the leaves of Mucuna poggei among the best in terms of essential nutrients composition when compared with those of other edible leaves in literature. Journal of Biology and Life Science

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“…The amount of minerals required by different individuals varies with age, sex, species, season and reproductive condition (Robbins 1993). Minerals are essential nutrients that play important roles in the metabolic processes of the body, and the absence of minerals can cause deficiency symptoms in animals (Gafar & Itodo 2011).…”

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Nutritional Composition of Fruits Selected by Long-Tailed Macaques (Macaca fascicularis) in Kuala Selangor, Malaysia

Kassim

Hambali

Amir

2017

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Abstrak: Analisis proximat dua belas jenis buah-buahan yang biasa dimakan oleh kera ekor panjang seperti Arenga pinnata, Areca catechu, Terminalia catappa, Elaies guineensis, Lagerstroemia tomentosa, Mangifera indica, Cascabela thevetia, Muntingia calabura, Musa spp., Artocarpus heterophyllus, Ficus tinctonia ssp. gibbosa dan Ficus microcarpa telah dijalankan dengan objektif khusus untuk menentukan kandungan nutrien makanan kera ekor panjang. Hasil kajian menunjukkan susunan nutrien yang berikut; serat, protein, lemak dan abu. Berdasarkan keputusan daripada analisis kimia, peratusan tertinggi kandungan serat (52.7%), protein (9.9%), lemak (77.2%) dan abu (8.5%) terdapat dalam A. catechu, T. catappa, E. guineensis dan C. thevetia. Kandungan nutrient daripada dua belas jenis buah-buahan ini didapati berbeza antara satu sama lain (Analisis ANOVA: serat, F (11, 24) = 87.978, p < 0.05; fiber, F (11,24) = 28.886, p < 0.05; lemak, F (11,24) = 2081.396, p < 0.05 and abu, F (11,24) = 41.011, p < 0.05). Kandungan serat adalah yang paling tinggi di antara keempat-empat jenis nutrien yang dikaji. Maka, A. catechu mempunyai kandungan serat tertinggi di antara buah-buahan yang diuji, E. guineensis mempunyai kandungan lemak tertinggi, T. catappa mempunyai kandungan protein tertinggi dan kandungan mineral yang paling tinggi terdapat dalam C. thevetia.Kata kunci: Analisis proximat, Kera Ekor Panjang, Nutrisi, Buah-buahan Abstract: Proximate analysis of twelve species of fruits commonly consumed by longtailed macaques (Macaca fascicularis), i.e., Arenga pinnata, Areca catechu, Terminalia catappa, Elaeis guineensis, Lagerstroemia tomentosa, Mangifera indica, Cascabela thevetia, Muntingia calabura, Musa sp., Artocarpus heterophyllus, Ficus tinctoria ssp. gibbosa and Ficus microcarpa, was conducted with the specific objective to determine the nutritional composition of the foodstuffs of long-tailed macaques. The results showed the following order of nutrients: fibre, protein, fat and ash. Based on the results of the chemical analysis, the highest percentage of fibre content (52.7%), protein (9.9%), fat (77.2%) and ash (8.5%) were found in A. catechu, T. catappa, E. guineensis and C. thevetia, respectively. The nutrient composition of these twelve fruit species was found to differ (ANOVA test: crude protein, F (11,24) = 87.978, p < 0.05; crude fibre, F (11,24) = 28.886, p < 0.05; crude fat, F (11,24) = 2081.396, p < 0.05 and ash, F (11,24) = 41.011, p < 0.05). Fibre was found in the highest amount among the four types of nutrients studied. Here, A. catechu had the highest relative fibre content of all tested fruits, E. guineensis had the highest fat content, T. catappa had the highest protein content, and the total mineral content was highest in C. thevetia. *

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