Claim · model-written summary
Unprocessed V. amygdalina leaf contained 5.60% ash on a dry weight basis.
- Taxon
- V. amygdalina
Gymnanthemum amygdalinume0 - Outcome
- ashe0
- Value
- 5.60%e0
- Qualifier
- dry weight (DW) basise0
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Verbatim
e0“The results showed that unprocessed V. amygdalina had 34.56% protein, 6.04% fat, 9.08% fibre, 5.60% ash and 44.73% carbohydrate on dry weight (DW) basis”
Title
Sunday Shokunbi Olutayo; Augustine Anionwu Ogochukwu; Sarah Sonuga Oluwatosin; et al. AFRICAN JOURNAL OF BIOTECHNOLOGY 2011. doi:10.5897/ajb11.1532
Other claims from this paper (14)
- Intervention effect Processing significantly decreased protein, fat and ash contents of V. amygdalina leaf.
- Intervention effect Processing did not significantly change fibre and carbohydrate contents of V. amygdalina leaf.
- Intervention effect Processing with or without salt significantly decreased the levels of vitamins B1, B3 and C in V. amygdalina leaf.
- Intervention effect Processing with or without salt significantly decreased the levels of vitamin E and β-carotene in V. amygdalina leaf.
- Intervention effect Processing depleted the levels of all minerals detected in V. amygdalina leaf relative to fresh leaf.
- Intervention effect Processing steps decreased phytate, tannins and oxalate in V. amygdalina leaf.
- Intervention effect Processing steps decreased cyanide in V. amygdalina leaf.
- Recommendation Abrasion with minimal salt is the most advisable post-harvest processing for V. amygdalina leaf.
- Observation Vernonia amygdalina has very high nutrient and anti-nutrient potentials.
- Observation Unprocessed V. amygdalina leaf contained 34.56% protein on a dry weight basis.
- Observation Unprocessed V. amygdalina leaf contained 6.04% fat on a dry weight basis.
- Observation Unprocessed V. amygdalina leaf contained 9.08% fibre on a dry weight basis.
- Observation Unprocessed V. amygdalina leaf contained 44.73% carbohydrate on a dry weight basis.
- Observation Arsenic and cadmium were non-detectable in V. amygdalina leaf.