Boerhavia diffusa and Coccinia grandis: Two indigenous vegetables as a source of essential minerals, vitamins, amino acids, and fatty acids

Since the nutritional makeup of many plants is still unknown, people have historically included them in their diets without even being aware of their health advantages. Therefore, the present study aimed to uncover the proximate composition, minerals, vitamins, amino acids, and fatty acids compositi...

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Main Authors: Shyama Prosad Moulick, Farhana Jahan, Md. Zia Uddin Al Mamun, Md. Imam Sohel Hossain, Khondoker Shahin Ahmed, Md. Alamgir Kabir, Md. Mamunur Rashid, Rahima Akter Sathee, Muhammad Mahfuz Hasan
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author Shyama Prosad Moulick
Farhana Jahan
Md. Zia Uddin Al Mamun
Md. Imam Sohel Hossain
Khondoker Shahin Ahmed
Md. Alamgir Kabir
Md. Mamunur Rashid
Rahima Akter Sathee
Muhammad Mahfuz Hasan
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Farhana Jahan
Md. Zia Uddin Al Mamun
Md. Imam Sohel Hossain
Khondoker Shahin Ahmed
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Md. Mamunur Rashid
Rahima Akter Sathee
Muhammad Mahfuz Hasan
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description Since the nutritional makeup of many plants is still unknown, people have historically included them in their diets without even being aware of their health advantages. Therefore, the present study aimed to uncover the proximate composition, minerals, vitamins, amino acids, and fatty acids composition of two locally consumed vegetables, namely Boerhavia diffusa and Coccinia grandis. From the analysis, these vegetables had a significant protein, fat, and carbohydrate content. Regarding mineral contents, both plants had a great amount of potassium, calcium, iron, sodium, and zinc. These vegetables had a remarkable content of vitamins such as B1, B2, B3, B5, B6, and C. The leaves of both plants had important essential amino acids such as leucine, lysine, and phenylalanine, as well as non-essential amino acids. Unsaturated fatty acids such as linolenic acid, linoleic acid, and erucic acid were more prominent in Coccinia grandis than Boerhavia diffusa. In addition, both plants had a significant amount of saturated fatty acids such as palmitic acid, stearic acid, and lauric acid. Thus, it can be concluded that these two vegetables have magnificent profiles of nutrients which could make them as important sources of minerals, vitamins, and fatty acids.
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spelling doaj-art-09a3d11f76524f0cb90c60f3f19188412024-12-18T08:54:26ZengElsevierApplied Food Research2772-50222024-12-0142100494Boerhavia diffusa and Coccinia grandis: Two indigenous vegetables as a source of essential minerals, vitamins, amino acids, and fatty acidsShyama Prosad Moulick0Farhana Jahan1Md. Zia Uddin Al Mamun2Md. Imam Sohel Hossain3Khondoker Shahin Ahmed4Md. Alamgir Kabir5Md. Mamunur Rashid6Rahima Akter Sathee7Muhammad Mahfuz Hasan8BCSIR Dhaka Laboratories, Bangladesh Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (BCSIR), Dhaka - 1205, Bangladesh; Corresponding authors at: Bangladesh Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (BCSIR), Dhaka-1205, BangladeshBCSIR Rajshahi Laboratories, Bangladesh Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (BCSIR), Rajshahi - 6206, Bangladesh; Corresponding authors at: Bangladesh Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (BCSIR), Dhaka-1205, BangladeshInstitute of Food Science and Technology (IFST), Bangladesh Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (BCSIR), Dhaka - 1205, BangladeshInstitute of Mining, Mineralogy, and Metallurgy (IMMM), Bangladesh Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (BCSIR), Joypurhat - 5900, BangladeshBCSIR Dhaka Laboratories, Bangladesh Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (BCSIR), Dhaka - 1205, Bangladesh; Institute of Food Science and Technology (IFST), Bangladesh Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (BCSIR), Dhaka - 1205, BangladeshInstitute of Food Science and Technology (IFST), Bangladesh Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (BCSIR), Dhaka - 1205, BangladeshInstitute of Food Science and Technology (IFST), Bangladesh Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (BCSIR), Dhaka - 1205, BangladeshInstitute of Food Science and Technology (IFST), Bangladesh Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (BCSIR), Dhaka - 1205, BangladeshDepartment of Mathematics and Natural Sciences (MNS), Brac University, Dhaka -1212, BangladeshSince the nutritional makeup of many plants is still unknown, people have historically included them in their diets without even being aware of their health advantages. Therefore, the present study aimed to uncover the proximate composition, minerals, vitamins, amino acids, and fatty acids composition of two locally consumed vegetables, namely Boerhavia diffusa and Coccinia grandis. From the analysis, these vegetables had a significant protein, fat, and carbohydrate content. Regarding mineral contents, both plants had a great amount of potassium, calcium, iron, sodium, and zinc. These vegetables had a remarkable content of vitamins such as B1, B2, B3, B5, B6, and C. The leaves of both plants had important essential amino acids such as leucine, lysine, and phenylalanine, as well as non-essential amino acids. Unsaturated fatty acids such as linolenic acid, linoleic acid, and erucic acid were more prominent in Coccinia grandis than Boerhavia diffusa. In addition, both plants had a significant amount of saturated fatty acids such as palmitic acid, stearic acid, and lauric acid. Thus, it can be concluded that these two vegetables have magnificent profiles of nutrients which could make them as important sources of minerals, vitamins, and fatty acids.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2772502224001045Coccinia grandisBoerhavia diffusaMineralVitaminsAmino acidsFatty acids
spellingShingle Shyama Prosad Moulick
Farhana Jahan
Md. Zia Uddin Al Mamun
Md. Imam Sohel Hossain
Khondoker Shahin Ahmed
Md. Alamgir Kabir
Md. Mamunur Rashid
Rahima Akter Sathee
Muhammad Mahfuz Hasan
Boerhavia diffusa and Coccinia grandis: Two indigenous vegetables as a source of essential minerals, vitamins, amino acids, and fatty acids
Applied Food Research
Coccinia grandis
Boerhavia diffusa
Mineral
Vitamins
Amino acids
Fatty acids
title Boerhavia diffusa and Coccinia grandis: Two indigenous vegetables as a source of essential minerals, vitamins, amino acids, and fatty acids
title_full Boerhavia diffusa and Coccinia grandis: Two indigenous vegetables as a source of essential minerals, vitamins, amino acids, and fatty acids
title_fullStr Boerhavia diffusa and Coccinia grandis: Two indigenous vegetables as a source of essential minerals, vitamins, amino acids, and fatty acids
title_full_unstemmed Boerhavia diffusa and Coccinia grandis: Two indigenous vegetables as a source of essential minerals, vitamins, amino acids, and fatty acids
title_short Boerhavia diffusa and Coccinia grandis: Two indigenous vegetables as a source of essential minerals, vitamins, amino acids, and fatty acids
title_sort boerhavia diffusa and coccinia grandis two indigenous vegetables as a source of essential minerals vitamins amino acids and fatty acids
topic Coccinia grandis
Boerhavia diffusa
Mineral
Vitamins
Amino acids
Fatty acids
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2772502224001045
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