Proximate Composition, In vitro Antioxidant and Anti-inflammatory Properties of Adansonia digitata and Belanites aegyptiaca Seed
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2021
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Journal Of Tropical Pharmacy and Chemistry
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This study evaluated the nutritional and medicinal properties of seeds from Adansonia digitata (BSF)
and Balanite aegyptiaca (DDSF) plants. Proximate chemical composition, mineral elements
composition, flavonoids, phenolics, antioxidant capacity, and anti-inflammatory properties were
studied. Results obtained revealed that DDSF had the highest moisture, crude fat, and crude protein
content of 7.66 %, 42.80 %, 20.37 %, respectively, whilst BSF gave the highest ash, crude fibre, and
carbohydrate content. Elemental analysis revealed BSF had the highest Mg content (313.65 mg/100g)
and DDSF gave the highest Ca content (118.62 mg/100g). Additionally, DDSF gave the highest total
phenolics (18.89 mg TAE/ 100 g), total flavonoids (8.80 mg QE/ 100 g) as well as the highest total
antioxidant capacity of (19.62 mg AAE/ 100 g) dry of extract. Based on results obtained in this study,
seeds obtained from the Adansonia digitata and Balanite aegyptiaca could be a potential source of
functional food and antioxidant agents.
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Vol. 5 No. 4 (2021): J. Trop. Pharm. Chem.