Towards authentication and
quality assurance of medicinal plants, calyces of Hibiscus sabdariffa L. recollected from the Experimental Station of
Medicinal Plants “Dr Juan
Tomas Roig”
between January and April 2016 were analyzed to determine its bromatological
properties (moisture content; dry matter; fat; protein; total ash; mineral
contents) and its antioxidant capacity using FRAP assay (24.4 μmol Fe2 /100g
of fresh mass). Total ash (6.90%)
and moisture content (10.05%) tested are within the
World Health Organization (WHO) standards for crude drug from medicinal plants. Mineral contents expressed
in mg/100g (Fe: 41.17;
Ca: 1522.50; K: 2557.50) are higher
than foods that are excellent
sources of those nutritional elements. Magnesium
(242.50) and Sodium (152.25) contents are satisfactory taking into account the
importance of these macrominerals for human body.
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