NUTRIENTS AND PHYTOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF SOME NONCONVENTIONAL FEED SUPPLEMENTS

Authors

  • S. Haladu Federal Polytechnic, Ede, P.M.B. 231 Osun state, Nigeria.
  • T. O. Akande Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun state, Nigeria,
  • M. Nasir University of Science and Technology, P.M.B. 3045, Wudil, Nigeria
  • M. O. Oguntade Federal Polytechnic, Ede, P.M.B. 231 Osun state, Nigeria.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.51791/njap.vi.5799

Keywords:

fluted pumpkin, moringa, tomato, garlic, phytochemical

Abstract

Phytochemicals are organic substances in plants that play various roles in maintaining healthy living of an organism; they achieve that in conjunction with the roles played by other nutrients such as vitamins and minerals. Fresh fluted pumpkin leaf, Moringa leaf, tomato, and garlic bulb were obtained, dried and milled. They were later analysed to quantify phytochemicals such as phenolics using the folinciocalteu’s as oxidizing reagent, alkaloids, flavonoids and β-carotene using emulsion preparation method. Minerals such as calcium, magnesium, sodium, iron, phosphorous, copper and zinc were determined. The result showed significantly (P<0.05) higher flavonoid and alkaloid in fluted pumpkin, phenol and β-carotene were significantly (P<0.05) higher in moringa. Calcium, phosphorus and iron were significantly (P<0.05) higher in moringa, fluted pumpkin had significantly (P<0.05) higher magnesium and iron. The test supplements contain appreciable crude protein to be used in dietary formulation. It is concluded that leaf meals contain more phytochemicals and mineral than tomato and garlic.

Author Biographies

S. Haladu, Federal Polytechnic, Ede, P.M.B. 231 Osun state, Nigeria.

Department of Agric. and Bio-Environmental Engineering Technology

T. O. Akande, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun state, Nigeria,

Department of Animal Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture

M. Nasir, University of Science and Technology, P.M.B. 3045, Wudil, Nigeria

Department of Animal Science, Kano State

M. O. Oguntade, Federal Polytechnic, Ede, P.M.B. 231 Osun state, Nigeria.

Department of Agric. and Bio-Environmental Engineering Technology

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Published

2024-07-07

How to Cite

Haladu, S., Akande, T. O., Nasir, M., & Oguntade, M. O. (2024). NUTRIENTS AND PHYTOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF SOME NONCONVENTIONAL FEED SUPPLEMENTS. Nigerian Journal of Animal Production, 1470–1473. https://doi.org/10.51791/njap.vi.5799

Issue

2020: NSAP 2020 Proceedings

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