While it is clear that dietetic choices and habits are
contributing to the health state of individuals, mounting evidence suggests
that biomolecular contents of foods vary in line with the nutritional milieu.
Even when it is hard to distinguish the causal factors of this variation,
Lettuces remain a perfect example of complementary food of the first order
given the wide array of their nutritional constituents and having provided
countless essential nutrients to the paradigms of nutrition and medicine. Various
concentrations of Flavonoids or Total polyphenols in lettuce contribute to
preventive strategies of several health conditions.
The aim of this study is to investigate Total Polyphenol and Flavonoids content
of lettuce grown in Katsina state, North-west Nigeria and their potential
beneficial role in consumers’ health. Samples of Lettuces collected from
different farms in six different Local Governments Areas (LGA) of Katsina
State, North-west Nigeria and prepared in Dutsinma city, are analyzed using selected
techniques, independent of variations in the sample matrix. The separation of
each targeted compound in this study involves the use of well known and
previously tested methods.
Total polyphenols and Flavonoids content are determined from quercetin and
gallic acid standard curves.
Statistical analysis demonstrates the association between the antioxidant
activity and amount of Total Phenolic or Flavonoids content with specifiable
correlation coefficient.
Overall, this study makes clear that substituting synthetic antioxidants with
natural identical compounds sourced from locally available Lettuces provides
greater health and economic benefits, given that they are less toxic, easily
affordable and more tolerated by consumers.
Author(s) Details:
Gnimintakpa Joseph,
Stellar Data and IT Consulting LLC, Data Science, Analytics Training
Institute, Hyattsville, Maryland, USA.
Umar
Sabiu,
Federal
University Dutsinma, Katsina State, Nigeria.
Muhammad Sani,
Institute of Mathematical Research, University Putra, Serdan,
Malaysia.
Please see the link here: https://stm.bookpi.org/RACAS-V3/article/view/13270
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