imation of pigment, protein and carbohydrate contents of some leafy vegetables in the Bongaigaon district of Assam, India with particular reference to Blutnia lanceoria Linn., Amorphophallus paeniifolius(T)ennst.)Nicolson and Houttuynia cordata Thunb.

摘要

The wild edibleplants with high diversity are widely distributed in the Western Ghats and in the north-eastern regions of India. Nutritional profile of many wild edible plants have found comparable and sometime better to many cultivated varieties (Prashanth Kumar and Shiddamallayya, 2014). As the state of Assam is with a very suitable climatic condition for agriculture and along with those cultivated products a lot of herbs grow as weeds having vast field of use by the local people. In this study ithas been aimed to estimate quantitatively the pigment content such as Chlorophyll a, Chlorophyll b, Total Chlorophyll and the carotenoid and as well as the protein and carbohydrate content of Blumia lanceoria Linn., Amorphophallus paeniifoliusfDennsf.)Nicolson and Houttuynia cordata Thunb., leafy vegetables found to grow in the study area, i.e., the Bongaigaon area of the Bongaigaon district in Assam. This study reveals that out of the three samples taken Blumia lanceoria is richer in Chlorophyll a, Chlorophyll b, Total Chlorophyll and protein content. Houttuynia cordata is richer in Carotenoids content and Amorphophallus paeniifolius is richer in Total Carbohydrate content. The study undertaken is preliminary in its kind and hence this work can be helpful for further research works.