Published June 30, 2022
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Chlorophyll and carotenoid contents of some green leafy vegetables
- 1. Department of Botany, V.O. Chidambaram College (Affiliated to Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Tirunelveli), Tuticorin – 628 008, Tamil Nadu, India.
- 2. Department of Biotechnology, Kumararani Meena Muthiah College of Arts and Science, Adiyar, Chennai-600 020, Tamil Nadu, India.
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In the present study, the chlorophyll and carotenoid contents of Alternanthera sessilis, Moringa oleifera, Sesbania grandiflora, Piper betle, Trigonella foenum-graecum and Spinacia oleracea were estimated. It is found that Sesbania grandiflora has the highest chlorophyll-a, chlorophyll-b and total chlorophyll contents among the six green leafy vegetables followed by Piper betle. Among the six green leafy vegetables, the highest contents of carotenoid (38.765mg/100g f.w) were recorded in the leaves of Moringa oleifera.
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