Examination of nutritional and medicinal potential of Apple juice
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Date
2016
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University of Management and Technology Lahore
Abstract
Malus domestica is a family of flowering plants having 2830 species and 95 genera. This family is mostly found in a wide variety of habitats, in the north temperate zone. Commonly it is found all over the world. The Rose family produces many edible fruits. It is valuable medicinal plant, having acid it promotes digestion process of stomach. It provides protection from constipation if has been taken at night. Rotten apple used as home remedy for sore eyes. Leaves of plant having huge amount of phenolic acids. Fresh apple contains cancer fighting quality. It works as antidiarrheal according to body needs. For removal of toxic metal from body apple helps. By consumption of this fruit daily, reduce the cardiovascular diseases. As a cleaner apple has been reported to reduce radioactive radiations.
Samples of apple juices were collected from the market. Three samples were of famous brand Nestle, Shezan and fruiten while the one was fresh juice purchased from the market. From these samples phytochemical analysis and antioxidant activity was performed. Phytochemical tests were performed for the screening of secondary metabolites in all the samples, alkaloids were absent but flavonoids and tannins were present. From the total phenolic content assay, it was evaluated thatFruiten juice has high phenolic contents in the range from 1.24nm to 1.38nm 765nm wavelengths. After fruiten juice, Shezan juice gave the good result. Fresh juice also showed some results and better then nestle. FRAP assay showed that Fresh juice samples have high value 0.5834nm at 1 minute but after 2 and 3 minutes its value was decreased from 0.5834nm to 0.4012nm. These FRAP assay indicated that fresh apple juice is rich in phenolic compound like flavonoids.
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Supervised by:Dr. Ayesha Mohyuddin
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Malus domestica, Phytochemical tests, MS THESIS