Review Article

Nutraceutical Profiling, Bioactive Composition, and Biological Applications of Lepidium sativum L.

Table 5

Nutritional composition of seed of Lepidium sativum.
(a)

Proximate content
ComponentIndia (g/100 g) [70]Indian (g/100 g DW) [73]Saudi Arabia (%) [69]Pakistan (%) [41]Egypt (%) [74]

 Moisture
 Ash
 Crude fiber
 Crude protein
 Total carbohydrate
 Total lipid
 Total fat

(b)

Mineral composition
Principal componentIndia () [70]Saudi Arabia () [69]Pakistan () [41]

 Potassium
 Phosphorus
 Magnesium
 Calcium
 Iron
 Sodium
 Copper
 Zinc
 Manganese
 Sulphur
 Aluminum
 Boron
 Molybdenum

(c)

Fatty acid profile
Fatty acidIndia (%) [70]Saudi Arabia (%) [69] [41]

Palmitic acid8.78.80
Oleic acid19.923.49
Palmitoleic acid
Stearic acid3.23.49
Myristic acid1.91.50
Linolenic acid12.130.07
Linoleic acid30.211.35
Eicosenoic acid10.312.60
Erucic acid4.64
Arachidic acid3.24.06

(d)

Amino acid composition
Principal componentSaudi Arabia (g/100 g ) [69]Pakistan (g/100 g ) [70]

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)
Phenylalanine + tyrosine (Phe + Tyr)
Methionine + cysteine (Met + Cys)

Essential amino acids. DW: dry weight; SD: standard deviation.