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Pharmacological study and nutritional value of Amaranthus dubius Mart. leaves (Bledo)

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  • Escobar Paredes
  • Solís Monar
  • Soledispa Cañarte

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The objective of this research is to study the pharmacognostic characteristics and to know the nutritional value of the leaf of Amaranthus dubius Mart. obtained from the Durán canton of the province of Guayaquil. Part of the analyses were carried out in the "Food Laboratory of the Faculty of Chemical Sciences" of the University of Guayaquil and the other part in the "AGRORUM Laboratory"; obtaining as a result the pharmacognostic parameters: total ashes 20%, water soluble ashes 5.25%, insoluble ashes in hydrochloric acid 14.3%, humidity 8%, soluble substances 5. 2% (Ext. aqueous), 2.2% (Ext. ethereal), 2.80% (Ext. alcoholic), using the Miranda and Cuellar method. Phytochemical screening was used to qualitatively determine the presence of alkaloids, quinones, flavonoids, fatty acids, reducing sugars, phenolics and/or tannins and triterpenes and/or steroids, following the Miranda and Cuellar methodology. For the determination of the nutritional value, parameters such as macronutrients (phosphorus (0.13%), magnesium (0.20%), nitrogen (4.71%), potassium (1.67%), calcium (0.16%) and sulfur (0.09%)), micronutrients (Iron (149.07mg/kg), Zinc (88.71mg/kg), Copper (18.69mg/kg), Manganese (147.28mg/kg), Boron (17.80mg/kg) and Sodium (84.15 mg/kg)) and fiber (16.94) by internal laboratory technique

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Handle: RePEc:dbk:health:v:2:y:2023:i::p:228:id:228
DOI: 10.56294/hl2023228
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