Phytochemical Analysis and Nutrient Content of Soursop Leaves from Iganga District in Eastern Uganda

Author(s)	Ssempala Muhammad, Omer Ishag
Country	Uganda
Abstract	Standard procedures were used to perform phytochemical and approximate composition analysis on Annona muricata leaves. The leaves had 88.98% dry matter, 11.02% moisture, 25% crude protein, 14.86% ash, 22.20% crude fiber, 21.21% fat, and 16.61% carbohydrate contents, according to the results of the proximate composition analysis. The phytochemicals flavonoids, alkaloids, cardiac glycoside, tannins, triterpenoid, saponin, and reducing sugar were found in the ethanolic leaf extracts. According to the research, Annona muricata leaves have the potential to be a very nutritious feed ingredient and a phytomedicine. With the variety of ethnopharmacological applications of the plant across many regions of the world, they are relevant to nutrition, medicine, and animal care.
Keywords	leaves, phytochemicals, Soursop, proximate, ethanol.
Field	Chemistry
Published In	Volume 6, Issue 4, July-August 2024
Published On	2024-07-28
DOI	https://doi.org/10.36948/ijfmr.2024.v06i04.24992
Short DOI	https://doi.org/gt5hmw

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