Profiling of minerals, water soluble vitamins and carotenoid in selected unconventional leafy and non-leafy vegetables of Bangladesh. Issue 8 (18th April 2022)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Alam, Mohammad Khairul; Sams, Samia; Khan, Mohammad Sharif; Azmir, Jannatul; Ahsan, Monira; Akhtaruzzaman, Mohammad; Islam, Sheikh Nazrul
• Is Part Of: Natural product research. Volume 36:Issue 8(2022)
• Page Start: 2182
• Page End: 2185
• Publication Date: 2022-04-18
• Subjects: Vegetables of Bangladesh -- carotenoids -- minerals -- unconventional vegetables -- vitamins; Natural products -- Periodicals; Natural products -- Research -- Periodicals; Biological Factors -- Periodicals; Biological Products -- Periodicals; 547
• DOI: 10.1080/14786419.2020.1849198
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1478-6419

Abstract

Abstract: The present study was aimed at evaluating mineral contents, B-vitamins (B1, B2, B3, B6), vitamin C, total carotenoids content and carotene composition of unconventional vegetables, comprising 7 leafy and 4 non-leafy, growing in Bangladesh. Investigated unconventional vegetables were found to have varied amount of minerals (0.04 ± 0.01 to 786.41 ± 6.37 mg/100 g), B-vitamins (0.06 ± 0.01 to 1.05 ± 0.13 mg/100 g) and vitamin C (5.23 ± 0.81 to 59.01 ± 2.23 mg/100 g). The study findings also revealed that the selected plant samples exhibited diverse amount of β-carotene ranging from 106.26 ± 5.32 µg/100 g EP in Orhor dal to 994.81 ± 21.01 µg/100 g EP in Orhor Pata whereas lutein content ranged from 7.76 ± 1.02 µg/100 g EP in Pahari Kolar Thor to 566.33 ± 20.63 µg/100 g EP in Kachuripana. It can be suggested that regular intake of these vegetables may contribute to daily minerals and vitamins requirement and can combat micronutrient deficiency. Graphical Abstract: