Bromatological Analysis and Antioxidant Capacity of Hibiscus sabdariffa L. in Cuba - Open Access Library Journal

OALibJ > Vol.7 No.1, January 2020

Bromatological Analysis and Antioxidant Capacity of Hibiscus sabdariffa L. in Cuba ()

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DOI: 10.4236/oalib.1105920 202 Downloads 940 Views

Author(s)

Francis Brown¹, José González^2*, Enrique C. Cejas¹, Max Monan³, Iván S. Sayago⁴

Affiliation(s)

¹Dirección de Ciencia Tecnología e Innovación, Universidad de Ciencias Pedagógicas “Enrique Jose Varona”, La Habana, Cuba.
²Facultad de Educación en Ciencias Técnicas, Universidad de Ciencias Pedagógicas “Enrique Jose Varona”, La Habana, Cuba.
³ARVARNAM, Martinica, France.
⁴Instituto de Investigaciones Fundamentales en Agricultura Tropical “Alejandro de Humboldt” (INIFAT), La Habana, Cuba.

ABSTRACT

Towards authentication and quality assurance of medicinal plants, calyces of Hibiscus sabdariffa L. recollected from the Experimental Station of Medicinal Plants “Dr Juan Tomas Roig” between January and April 2016 were analyzed to determine its bromatological properties (moisture content; dry matter; fat; protein; total ash; mineral contents) and its antioxidant capacity using FRAP assay (24.4 μmol Fe²/100g of fresh mass). Total ash (6.90%) and moisture content (10.05%) tested are within the World Health Organization (WHO) standards for crude drug from medicinal plants. Mineral contents expressed in mg/100g (Fe: 41.17; Ca: 1522.50; K: 2557.50) are higher than foods that are excellent sources of those nutritional elements. Magnesium (242.50) and Sodium (152.25) contents are satisfactory taking into account the importance of these macrominerals for human body.

KEYWORDS

Hibiscus sabdariffa, Calyces, Bromatological Analysis, Antioxidant Capacity, Mineral Content

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Brown, F. , González, J. , Cejas, E. , Monan, M. and Sayago, I. (2020) Bromatological Analysis and Antioxidant Capacity of Hibiscus sabdariffa L. in Cuba. Open Access Library Journal, 7, 1-7. doi: 10.4236/oalib.1105920.

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