Proximate, Mineral and Phytochemical Composition of Piper guineense Seeds and Leaves

Phytochemical Composition of Aframomum melegueta and Piper guineense Seeds

Samples of two spice plants; Aframomum melegueta and Piper guineese were analyzed for phytochemical composition. The result of the phytochemical screening of the two seeds reveals the presence of alkaloids, flavonoids, tannins, saponin, steroids, cardiac glycosides and terpenes. The percentage of alkaloids in Aframomum melegueta 2.17% was higher than that in Piper guineense which contained 1.67...

Rehydration characteristics of dehydrated West African pepper (Piper guineense) leaves

The rehydration characteristics of dehydrated West African pepper leaves were investigated at hydration temperatures of 28, 60, 70, and 80°C. Four treatments were given to the leaves: blanched and sun dried, unblanched and sun dried, blanched and shade dried, and unblanched and shade dried. The hydration process of the dehydrated leaves was adequately described by the Peleg's equation. As the h...

The Proximate, Mineral and Amino Acid Composition of Spring, Autumn Leaves and Roots of Eryngium caeruleum M.Bieb

Background and objectives: Eryngium caeruleum M.Bieb. (Syn. Eryngium caucasicum Trautv.)belongs to Apiaceae family. It is found abundantly in northern provinces of Iran as an edible plant. Hundreds of years ago, Eryngium genus was known as a medicinal herb in Persian medicine books which was named “Qaracaane” and the plant’s roots were used in traditi...

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Phytochemical Analysis and Proximate Composition of the Leaves of Gongronema latifolium

The phytochemical and proximate compositions of the dried leaves of Gongronema latifolium were analyzed using the methods of Association of Official Analytical Chemists (A.O.A.C). The results of proximate composition showed that the leaves contained moisture (11.13±0.01%), crude protein (33.60±0.00%), carbohydrate (38.55±0.00%), crude fat (3.41±0.01%), crude fibre (4.20±0.01%), ash (9.11±0.01%)...