Review Article
Nutraceutical Profiling, Bioactive Composition, and Biological Applications of Lepidium sativum L.
Table 4
Nutritional composition of leaves of Lepidium sativum.
(a) |
| | Proximate composition | | Component | Nigeria (g/100 g ) [68] | Bangladesh (g/100 g ) [71] | Nigeria (%) [72] |
| | Moisture | | | 81.85 | | Ash | | | 3.25 | | Crude fiber | | | 8.69 | | Crude protein | | | 1.01 | | Total carbohydrate | | | 5.82 | | Total lipid | | — | 8.08 | | Total fat | — | | — |
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(b) |
| | Minerals | | Principal component | Nigeria (mg/100 g ) [68] |
| | Potassium | | | Phosphorus | | | Magnesium | | | Calcium | | | Iron | | | Sodium | | | Copper | | | Chromium | | | Zinc | | | Manganese | |
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(c) |
| | Aminoacids | | Principal component | Nigeria (g/100 g protein ) [68] |
| | Isoleucine (Ile) | | | Leucine (Leu) | | | Lysine (Lys) | | | Methionine (Met) | | | Cysteine (Cys) | | | Phenylalanine (Phe) | | | Tyrosine (Tyr) | | | Threonine (Thr) | | | Valine (Val) | | | Alanine (Ala) | | | Arginine (Arg) | | | Aspartic acid (Asp) | | | Glutamic acid (Glu) | | | Glycine (Gly) | | | Histidine (His) | | | Proline (Pro) | | | Serine (Ser) | |
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Essential amino acids. DW: dry weight; SD: standard deviation. |
