• 2021-11-10
• Adetuyi F.O, Akintimehin E.S, Karigidi K.O
• Volume 3, Issue 2

Abstract

In Nigeria, the local market women designed their own local way of preserving/storing their unsold vegetables for the second day sales usually by putting their vegetables in plastic basin, sprinkled with water, placed inside polypropylene bag and leaving the vegetables outside during the night. This study aimed at investigating the effect of market storage methods in Nigeria on the antinutrient and mineral profile of Bacopa floribunda leaves. The leaves were stored for 48 hours. The phytate contents reduced significantly in storage from 8.24 to 4.01 mg/g. There was no significant (P ˂ 0.05) change in the saponin content of freshly harvested and stored B. floribunda. The tannin content 0.54% in freshly harvested B.floribunda reduced but not significant (P < 0.05) at the end of 48 hrs storage to 0.45%. Mg increased, Ca decreased but Zn, Fe and Mn content of B. floribunda has no significant change in storage. The mineral ratios Ca : P and Na : K of B. floribunda were within the required standard for healthy living.

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