Nutrient Composition and Antinutritional Evaluation of Selected Wild Edible Plants Grown in Agroforestry of Simada District, Ethiopia.

Q2 Environmental Science
The Scientific World Journal Pub Date : 2025-05-01 eCollection Date: 2025-01-01 DOI:10.1155/tswj/3545895
Kindye Belaye Wassie
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This investigation was carried out to evaluate the nutrient composition and antinutritional factors of five wild edible fruits Embelia schimperi, Cordia africana, Ficus vasta, Mimusops kummel, and Syzygium guineense. Proximate composition parameters (moisture, ash, crude fiber, crude fat, and crude protein) and antinutritional factors were evaluated using methods of the Association of Official Analytical Chemists and mineral analysis using the atomic absorption spectroscopy method. Microsoft Excel and Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS Version 20) were used to analyze the data. Among the five wild edible fruit species, Embelia schimperi and Cordia africana had the highest fiber content (18 ± 0.03 g/100 g) and high protein content (8.7 ± 0.03 g/100 g), respectively. Syzygium guineense had the highest amount of moisture (16.3 ± 0.001 g/100 g), energy (320.58 ± 0.03 kcal/100 g), and carbohydrate content (76.72 g/100 g). Embelia schimperi was found to have the highest saponin content (2.1 mg/100 g). Oxalate content ranged from 0.46 mg/100 g in Syzygium guineense to 1.7 mg/100 g in Cordia africana. Mineral analysis showed that Ficus vasta had the highest Ca content (1015 mg/100 g), whereas the highest Zn content (38.6 mg/100 g) was investigated in Embelia schimperi. According to their recommended proximate and mineral contribution to daily nutrient requirements in humans, Embelia schimperi, Cordia africana, Ficus vasta, Mimusops kummel, and Syzygium guineense are sound in their dietary composition and in combating hunger especially in developing countries. More studies are vital to assess the nutritional composition and antinutritional quality of these wild edible plants and encourage farmers to cultivate in the agroforestry system.

埃塞俄比亚Simada地区农林业种植的精选野生食用植物的营养成分及抗营养评价
本研究对五种野生食用水果——松果、非洲松果、无花果、金银花和金银花的营养成分和抗营养因子进行了研究。近似组成参数(水分、灰分、粗纤维、粗脂肪和粗蛋白质)和抗营养因子使用官方分析化学家协会的方法和矿物分析使用原子吸收光谱法进行评估。使用Microsoft Excel和Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS Version 20)进行数据分析。在5种野生可食水果中,香腹草(Embelia schimperi)的纤维含量最高(18±0.03 g/100 g),非洲草(Cordia africana)的蛋白质含量最高(8.7±0.03 g/100 g)。水分(16.3±0.001 g/100 g)、能量(320.58±0.03 kcal/100 g)和碳水化合物含量(76.72 g/100 g)最高。其中香腹草皂苷含量最高,为2.1 mg/100 g。草酸盐的含量从0.46 mg/100 g的几内亚合欢到1.7 mg/100 g的非洲Cordia。矿物分析结果表明,无花果的Ca含量最高,为1015 mg/100 g,而Embelia schimperi的Zn含量最高,为38.6 mg/100 g。根据推荐的对人类每日营养需求的近似贡献和矿物质贡献,松柏属、非洲藜属、无花果属、kummel属和几内亚合欢属在其膳食组成和对抗饥饿方面是合理的,特别是在发展中国家。进一步研究这些野生食用植物的营养成分和抗营养品质,鼓励农民在农林复合系统中种植,是至关重要的。
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期刊介绍: The Scientific World Journal is a peer-reviewed, Open Access journal that publishes original research, reviews, and clinical studies covering a wide range of subjects in science, technology, and medicine. The journal is divided into 81 subject areas.
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