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Journal of Agriculture and Biological Sciences Vol. 2(6) pp.146-150, September 2011.
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DISTRIBUTION OF NUTRIENTS, SOME ANTINUTRIENTS AND PHYTOCHEMICALS IN THE FRUIT OF Adenopus breviflorus Benth.
1Oseni O. A and 2Abe T. O
1 Department of Medical Biochemistry, College of Medicine University of Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State, Nigeria
2 Department of Chemistry, Federal University of Technology, Akure, Ondo State, Nigeria
1Corresponding Author’s E-mail: ooseni2003@yahoo.com
Accepted 17th May 2011.
| Abstract |
Adenopus breviflorus fruits locally called tagiri in Yoruba language were sourced from Oba market in Akure, Ondo State, Nigeria. The wild leguminous plant fruit is nutritionally underutilized and was evaluated for some secondary metabolites, nutrients composition, anti-nutritional properties and minerals. The results showed the presence of saponin, tannin, steroid, cadiac glycoside and flavonoids in extracts of n-hexane, methanol and ethanol respectively. The distribution of the proximate, minerals, antinutritional properties and phytochemicals of the seed, fleshy part and whole fruit revealed that the seed contained high value of crude protein 27.33±0.39 than 7.12±0.06 for the whole fruit; 4.33±0.04 for the fleshy inner succulent part and crude fat 39.91±0.08 than 19.49±0.13 for the whole fruit; 18.37±0.33 for fleshy part. The oxalate and tannin contents are more concentrated in the fleshy part (9.301±0.15%); (0.21±0.001 mg/100mg) than the seed (2.37±0.06%); (0.02±0.01 mg/100mg) and the whole part (6.33±0.15%); (0.17±0.01 mg/100mg) on dry matter basis respectively, while phytate is more concentrated in the seed (0.52±0.01mg/100mg)than any other parts. Sodium, potassium, magnesium, calcium, iron and phosphorus were detected in all the parts of the fruit but copper, manganese, cobalt, chromium and lead were not detected in any part of the sample. Therefore the Adenopus breviflorus can be processed to improve the nutritional requirements of animals and as bioactive components of drugs.
Keywords: Adenopus breviflorus, proximate, antinutrients, phytochemicals, minerals