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International Journal of Advanced Multidisciplinary Research and Studies

Volume 2, Issue 5, 2022

Characterization of the Powder of Salicornia sp. (AMARANTHACEAE)



Author(s): Randrianantenaina Antoni, Antrefy Sonenaka Esperancia, Nestorine, Razafimahefa, Rajaonarison Jean Francois

Abstract:

The general objective of this research work is to contribute to the promotion of wild vegetables to fight against malnutrition. Its specific objective is to determine the physico-chemical, nutritional and functional properties as well as the polyphenol and flavonoid contents of Salicornia sp. The results of the analyzes show that the contents of proteins, lipids and total carbohydrates (in g/100g of dry matter) of this plant are respectively 10.63±0.41; 2.49±0.26 and 31.65±0.00. The amount of metabolizable energy of this plant is 159.77kcal per 100g of product. It contains 50.94±0.32% of raw ash containing mineral elements (in mg/100g), such as sodium (11584.10±1.22), magnesium (897.11±0.53), potassium (607.00±0.95), calcium (406.42±1.85), iron (142.20±0.03), phosphorus (52.34±0.06) and zinc (2.47±0.07). The Ca/P and Na/K ratios are 7.7650 and 19.0842 respectively. Salicornia sp is an alkalizing plant with a potential renal acid load – 12.94. The powder of this plant has important functional properties (in %), such as water retention capacity (149.73), oil retention capacity (94.71) and solubility (45.79±1.04). The hydrophilic-lipophilic ratio of the powder of this plant is 1.65. This powder contains 51.40 ± 0.12mg pyrogallol equivalent per 100g of dry matter of total polyphenols and 3.02± 0.58mg quercetin equivalent per 100g of dry matter of flavonoids. This study shows that this plant can contribute to the body's needs through its supply of mineral salts.


Keywords: Malnutrition, Vegetable, Physicochemical Property, Nutritional Property, Functional Property, Phytochemical Element

Pages: 443-449

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