Profiling Elemental Distribution And Their Bioavailability In Stinging Nettle (Urticadioica) Leaves
Dr. Vasudha Pant1 , Prashant Bagade2 , Sunita T. Pandey3
1 Principal Investigator and Secretary Green Hills Trust, Almora, Uttarakhand, 263601, India
2 National Collateral Management Services Limited2, Hyderabad, Telangana, 500039, India
3 Professor Dept. of Agronomy3, G.B. University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar, Uttarakhand, 263145, India
Article history:
Received: 17 May, 2022
Accepted: 18 May, 2022
Available Online: 20 June, 2022
Corresponding Author: Dr. Vasudha Pant
Abstract
Stinging nettle (Urticadioica) is a wild plant consumed traditionally in many parts of the world. It is a rich source of nutrition and also well known for its medicinal values. However very few studies are available to indicate its nutritional worth. The nutrients are substances that are required by human for growth, cellular activities, and overall physiological functions to live whereas term “antinutrients” suggests what they are as they can block the absorption of nutrients. For the wellbeing or good health bioaccessibility and bioavailability of nutrients is very crucial. Present study was planned to know the richness of nutritional minerals as well as anti-nutrient in the nettle leaves. The results of laboratory analysis show that the nettle leaves are rich source of macro minerals Ca, Mg, P, K,Na, and micro minerals Fe, Zn, Mn, Bo, Co, Cu, Cr, Mo and Se. However, it also contains phytate that impairs the bioavailability of the Ca, Fe and Zn. The molar ratio of phytate to these minerals indicate that phytate content in nettle leaves is not impairing the Ca and Zn bioavailability but Fe bioavailability is affected negatively.
Key words
Stinging Nettle, Urticadioica, Nutrition, Anti-nutrition, Profiling, Bioavailability, Phytate
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Citation:
Dr. Vasudha Pant, Prashant Bagade, Sunita T. Pandey, 2022. Profiling Elemental Distribution And Their Bioavailability In Stinging Nettle (Urticadioica) Leaves. The Journal of Ethnobiology and Traditional Medicine. Photon 133, 1570-1587
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