Evaluation of Nutritional and Anti Nutrional Characteristics of Terminalia Catappa Leaves
- September 18, 2020
- Posted by: RSIS Team
- Categories: Botany and Microbiology, IJRIAS
International Journal of Research and Innovation in Applied Science (IJRIAS) | Volume V, Issue III, January 2020 | ISSN 2454–6186
Evaluation of Nutritional and Anti Nutrional Characteristics of Terminalia Catappa Leaves
Mahmoud A.A.1, Ahmed W.2, Abubakar A3, Salim Y4.
1-4Department of Chemistry, Abuakar Tafawa Balewa University Bauchi, Nigeria
Abstract:-In Africa, deficiency disease due to lack of proteins is common. Under-nutrition in Nigeria is mainly due to poverty, inadequate energy intake as well as protein and micronutrients owing to poor nutrition education. Animal and animal products are very expensive as source of nutrients in developing countries . Discovery of alternative protein sources is a major need in Africa and Nigeria in particular. The food seeds rich in protein particularly legumes could effectively reduce the level of malnutrition. This research, seeks to evaluate the nutritional and anti-nutritional characteristics of the Leaves of the Terminalia Catappa. Standard method was adopted to extract the leaves of the plant. The parameters determined includes anti nutritional values such as oxalate 1.50 ± 0.01 mg/100g, phytate 0.45 ± 0.00 mg/100g and hydrogen cyanide 1.10 ± 0.01 mg/100g. and proximate analysis was used to determined the parameters such as ash content 1.2 %, crude protein 0.2%, lipid 40.2%, crude fibre 10.3%, moisture 8.7 %, carbohydrate 39.4% and food energy 520 g/cal. The results indicated that the leaves were very high in carbohydrate, fat, but low in protein, and ash contents with moderate crude fiber levels. This indicates that it could be a good source of oil, carbohydrate.
Keywords: Terminalia Catappa, Leaves, Proximate, Anti-nutrional Value and Nutritional characteristics
