NUTRITIONAL ANALYSIS OF EDIBLE WILD PLANTS USED BY HAKKI PIKKI TRIBES OF HASSAN DISTRICT, KARNATAKA, INDIA
Journal Title: International Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences - Year 2016, Vol 8, Issue 8
Abstract
Objective: The aim of the study was to determine the nutritional composition of wild edible leaves, tubers, fruit and young shoot consumed by Hakki Pikki tribals of Hassan district.Methods: The samples were analyzed for proximate nutritional composition (moisture, ash, proteins, carbohydrates, crude fat and crude fiber) using the AOAC procedures. The minerals were determined by using atomic absorption spectrophotometer.Results: Moisture content of the analyzed samples were ranged between 75.8±3.1 and 64.3±1.4g/100g with the highest being in a fruit of Momordica dioica (75.8±3.1g/100g) carbohydrate content found maximum in 23±2.1g/100g in tuber of Dioscorea oppositifolia. The high content of vitamin-C in the fruit of Momordica dioica (77.1±11.9g/100g), the nutritive value was found highest in tuber of Dioscorea oppositifolia (130.40 kal/100g). The corm of Colocasia esculenta contained 326.7±7.6 mg/100g of the magnesium and considered a good source. The iron content in tender leaves of Alternanthera sessilis (14.3±1.8 mg/100g) was estimated to have maximum iron content.Conclusion: Analysis of eight wild edible plants emphases the rich nutritional composition and their scope to be used as an alternate source of bio-nutrient.Â
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Gotruvalli Manjunatha Prashanth Kumar, Lava Chikkapaih, Shiddamallayya Nagayya
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