Rock forming Minerals Research Papers (original) (raw)

The proximate composition of Bryophyllum pinnatum leaves was evaluated in both dry and fresh samples to determine the ash, carbohydrate, fat, fibre, protein, moisture and mineral contents using the method of Association of Analytical Chemist (A OAC) and Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer (AAS).The result shows that Bryophyllum pinnatum contain (1.21 ± 0.07 and 0.8 ± 0.03%) ash, (72.92 ± 1.08 and 4.46 ± 0.52%) carbohydrate, (1.38 ± 0.06 and 1. 15 ± 0.05%) fat, (6.02 ± 1. 06 and 0.95 ± 0.06%) fibre, (5. 38 ± 0.10 and 1.61 ± 0.02%) protein, and (13.01 ± 1.03 and 91.03± 0.55%) moisture in dry and fresh samples respectively. The result of the mineral content revealed that Bryophyllum pinnatum is good sources of minerals such as ‘Fe, Zn, Cu, Mg, Na, K, Ca, Ni, Cd and Pd. This shows that Bryophyllum pinnatum leaf is a good source of human nutrition and should be included as dietary supplement.