Evaluation of Some Specific Components Existences in Okra (Abelmoschus Esculentus L. (Moench)) Cultivated from Different Areas

Rokayya Sami^{1, 2,} , Garsa Alshehry¹, Ying Ma², Amro Abdelazez³ and Nada Benajiba⁴

¹Food Science and Nutrition Department, Taif University, Taif City, Al-Huwayah, 888, KSA

²School of Food Science and Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, Heilongjiang 150090, China

³Department of Dairy Microbiology, Animal Production Research Institute, Agriculture Research Center, Dokki, Giza, 12618, Egypt

⁴Health Science Department, Health and Rehabilitation Science Faculty, Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University, P.O.B. 84428, Riyadh, 11671, KSA

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Rokayya Sami, Garsa Alshehry, Ying Ma, Amro Abdelazez and Nada Benajiba. Evaluation of Some Specific Components Existences in Okra (Abelmoschus Esculentus L. (Moench)) Cultivated from Different Areas. Journal of Food and Nutrition Research. 2019; 7(2):155-161. doi: 10.12691/jfnr-7-2-8

Abstract

Studies on the chemical composition of okra pods (Abelmoschus esculentus Moench) were carried out. Mean concentrations of moisture contents were about 84.67 - 87.65%, crude protein 2.367 - 3.41 %, fat 4.343 - 4.523% ash 10.314 - 12.197%, carbohydrate 67.857 - 82.261 % and fiber 6.781 - 8.314 % were reported. Sugars (fructose, glucose and sucrose) were determined by high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). Water-soluble polysaccharide values were ranged from 11.22 to 17.35 g/100g. After ashing, the mineral constituents (Ca, Mg, Cu, Zn, Fe, pb, As, Se, Cr, Cd, and Mn) were separately analyzed (using Atomic Absorption Spectrometer) and recorded which met the recommended dietary allowance.

Keywords:
abelmoschus esculentus sugars polysaccharide minerals element

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