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in vitro Determination of Nutritive and Antinutritive Contents of Helichrysum petiolare Hilliard & B.L. Burtt

https://doi.org/10.14233/ajchem.2021.22882
A.E. Aladejana
Medicinal Plants and Economic Development (MPED) Research Centre, University of Fort Hare, Alice 5700, Eastern Cape, South Africa
G. Bradley
Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, University of Fort Hare, Alice 5700, Eastern Cape, South Africa
A.J. Afolayan
Medicinal Plants and Economic Development (MPED) Research Centre, University of Fort Hare, Alice 5700, Eastern Cape, South Africa

Corresponding Author(s) : A.E. Aladejana

emmydeb@gmail.com

Asian Journal of Chemistry, Vol. 33 No. 2 (2021): Vol 33 Issue 2

Abstract

Till date, less studies have been done on the nutritive and antinutritive constituents of Helichrysum petiolare. This study therefore evaluated the nutritive and antinutritive constituents of the plant using proximate analysis and standard laboratory procedures, respectively. The result showed high levels of acid detergent fibre (ADF), vitamins (A, C and E), neutral detergent fibre (NDF) and minerals in H. petiolare. The high ADF level was believed to be responsible for the low energy, fat and carbohydrate levels observed in this study. The result also showed high level of oxalate and therefore, suggests cooking of the plant before human consumption. Overall nutrition, antinutritional and mineral compositions of the plant showed that the H. petiolare is immensely rich in vital nutrients that are of great importance to health and metabolism. These nutrients are suggested to be partly responsible for the plant’s useful medicinal properties.

Keywords

Helichrysum petiolare Diabetes Proximate analysis Acid detergent fibre Neutral detergent fibre Oxalate
Aladejana, A., Bradley, G., & Afolayan, A. (2021). in vitro Determination of Nutritive and Antinutritive Contents of Helichrysum petiolare Hilliard & B.L. Burtt. Asian Journal of Chemistry, 33(2), 376–380. https://doi.org/10.14233/ajchem.2021.22882
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G. Bradley, Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, University of Fort Hare, Alice 5700, Eastern Cape, South Africa

 

 

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