PROXIMATE AND PHYTOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS OF BREADNUT (ARTOCARPUS CAMANSI) AND BREADFRUIT (ARTOCARPUS ALTILIS) LEAVES

H. O. Fatoki; O. O. Ojebiyi; F. B. Fasina; E. O. Adegbenro; S. O. Olawale; A. B. Tewogbade

doi:10.51791/njap.vi.7206

Authors

H. O. Fatoki Faculty of Agricultural Science. Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, P.M.B 4000, Ogbomoso, Oyo State, Nigeria.
O. O. Ojebiyi Faculty of Agricultural Science. Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, P.M.B 4000, Ogbomoso, Oyo State, Nigeria.
F. B. Fasina Faculty of Agricultural Science. Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, P.M.B 4000, Ogbomoso, Oyo State, Nigeria.
E. O. Adegbenro Faculty of Agricultural Science. Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, P.M.B 4000, Ogbomoso, Oyo State, Nigeria.
S. O. Olawale Faculty of Agricultural Science. Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, P.M.B 4000, Ogbomoso, Oyo State, Nigeria.
A. B. Tewogbade Faculty of Agricultural Science. Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, P.M.B 4000, Ogbomoso, Oyo State, Nigeria.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.51791/njap.vi.7206

Keywords:

Breadnut leaf, Breadfruit leaf, Proximate analysis, Phytogenic feed additives

Abstract

Fresh breadnut (Artocarpus camansi) and breadfruit (Artocarpus altilis) leaves were harvested from a reliable source at Abede area within Ogbomoso metropolis, Oyo State, Nigeria. The leaves were washed to remove debris, the leaves were air dried to retain the nutrient composition of the plant without any of the phytochemical properties been denatured by temperature. The dried leaves were ground to powder using mechanical blender. Each sample was stored in air tight properly labeled polythene bag and subsamples were sent for proximate analysis and quantitative phytochemical evaluation to test the presence of some phytochemical properties. The result shows that both breadnut (Artocarpus camansi) and breadfruit (Artocarpus altilis) leaves had appreciable percent of secondary metabolites such Flavonoids, Saponin, Tannin, Phytosterol, Alkaloids, Steroids, Phenol, Gums and Resins, Anthraquinones, Carotenoids and Total Antioxidants, indicating that the plant leaves would have good medicinal application as these metabolites have been reported to be good antibacterial, antifungal and good antioxidant. However, breadnut (Artocarpus camansi) leaves has the highest mean value in all the phytochemicals with the highest mean value of 21.93% crude protein (CP) from the proximate analysis which indicates that it has antibacterial and immunostimulant properties and could be used as phytogenic feed additives to enhance animal production performance.