Proximate and Mineral Composition of the Leaves of Hairy Indigo (Indigofera astragalina)

Authors

  • M.K. Gafar Department of Chemistry, Kebbi State University of Science and Technology, Aliero, Nigeria
  • A.U. Itodo Department of Chemistry, Kebbi State University of Science and Technology, Aliero, Nigeria
  • F.A. Atiku Department of Chemistry, Kebbi State University of Science and Technology, Aliero, Nigeria
  • A.M. Hassan Department of Chemistry, Kebbi State University of Science and Technology, Aliero, Nigeria
  • I.J. Peni Department of Animal Science, Kebbi State University of Science and Technology, Aliero, Nigeria

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3923/pjn.2011.168.175

Keywords:

Hairy indigo, Indigofera astragalina, leaves, mineral composition

Abstract

Folliage of Hairy indigo (Indigofera astragalina) obtained from Sokoto state, Nigeria were studied for their proximate analysis and mineral composition. The proximate composition revealed the presence of moisture (51.00±0.50% fresh weight), ash (8.17±0.58% dry weight, DW), crude lipid (5.0±0.5% DW), crude fibre (2.67±0.29% DW), crude protein (8.23±0.11% DW) and carbohydrate (75.94±0.64%). The energy value was found to be 578.87 kcal/100 g. The minerals composition revealed, potassium (14.55±0.17 mg/100 g), sodium (0.33±0.16 mg/100 g), calcium (11.49±0.34 mg/100 g), magnesium (10.89±0.32 mg/100 g), phosphorus (0.39±0.01 mg/100 g), copper (0.02±0.00 mg/100 g), zinc (0.11±0.00 mg/100 g), iron (20.95±3.84 mg/100 g) and manganese (0.43±0.01 mg/100 g). These results revealed that the leaves of Hairy indigo (Indigofera astragalina) contained essential nutrients which compete favourably well with those of wild edible leaves in literatures.

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Published

15.01.2011

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Vol. 10 No. 2 (2011)

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Research Article

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How to Cite

Gafar, M., Itodo, A., Atiku, F., Hassan, A., & Peni, I. (2011). Proximate and Mineral Composition of the Leaves of Hairy Indigo (Indigofera astragalina). Pakistan Journal of Nutrition, 10(2), 168–175. https://doi.org/10.3923/pjn.2011.168.175