Phytonutrients, Vitamin and Mineral Content of Adansonia digitata L. (Malvaceae) and Moringa oleifera L. (Moringaceae), Two Medicinal Plants Grown as Leafy Vegetables in Nutritious Gardens in Burkina Faso

Alphonsine Ramde -Tiendrebeogo^{1, 2,} , Benjamin Ouedraogo^{2, 3}, Jules Yoda¹ and Felix Kini¹

¹Department of Traditional Medicine, Pharmacopoeia – Pharmacy (MEPHATRA-PH), Health Sciences Research Institute/National Center for Scientific and Technological Research (IRSS /CNRST), Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso

²International Research Laboratory IRL 3189 Environment, Health, Societies (CNRST, USTTB, UCAD, UGB, CNRS)

³Department of Physics and Chemistry, UFR/ST, University Ledea Bernard Ouedraogo (ULBO), Ouahigouya, Burkina Faso

Cite this paper:
Alphonsine Ramde -Tiendrebeogo, Benjamin Ouedraogo, Jules Yoda and Felix Kini. Phytonutrients, Vitamin and Mineral Content of Adansonia digitata L. (Malvaceae) and Moringa oleifera L. (Moringaceae), Two Medicinal Plants Grown as Leafy Vegetables in Nutritious Gardens in Burkina Faso. World Journal of Analytical Chemistry. 2025; 10(1):1-5. doi: 10.12691/wjac-10-1-1

Abstract

This study determined the phytonutrients, vitamin and mineral content of Adansonia digitata and Moringa oleifera, two medicinal plants grown as leafy vegetables in nutrient gardens in Burkina Faso. Both plants have appreciable protein contents with values of 69.68 ± 6.22 mgE BSA/g and 138.27 ± 3.3 mgE BSA/g respectively for Adansonia digitata and Moringa oleifera. In addition to its best protein content, Moringa oleifera also has the highest lipid, β-carotene and vitamin C contents, with respective contents of 13.33%, 0.874 betac equivalent mg/g and 2.38 ± 0.01 ug/mg. In terms of mineral contents, Adansonia digitata stood out with the highest contents of Zinc (53.46 mg/kg), Potassium (4510.25 mg/kg), Iron (105.86 mg/kg) and Sodium (153.33 mg/kg). Moringa oleifera had the highest content of Magnesium (941.17 mg/kg). The results of this study showed the richness of these two plants in phytonutrients, vitamin and mineral elements, which is an advantage for introducing them into programs to combat malnutrition and associated deficiencies or to improve the health of populations.

Keywords:
Adansonia digitata Moringa oleifera protein Nutraceuticals

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