ABSTRACT
Chemical composition
of some local spices and their antimicrobial activities in yam pepper soup
stored at refrigeration temperature for 48 hours were studied. Three spices, M. myristica seeds, O. gratissimum leaves and Z.
officinale roots in their fresh and
dried forms were used in the study. The proximate composition, mineral and
vitamin contents as well as phytochemical screening and antioxidant activities
of the spices were determined using standard analytical methods. Their
antimicrobial activities in yam peppersoup stored in a refrigerator for 48
hours were also determined using standard microbiological techniques. For proximate
composition such as ash, fat, fibre and mineral content such as k, Na,
Ca,Mg,and P, the dried spices had the highest composition and were
significantly (P<0.05) different from each other. The data obtained for
vitamin C showed that fresh M. myristica
(240.60 mg/100g) had the highest value and dried Z. officinale (1.33mg/100g) the least. For vitamin B1 and,
B2, no value was detected for all the dried spices and fresh O. grastissimum. Qualitative
phytochemical screening showed that alkaloid was present in moderate
concentration in the fresh and dried spices. Quantitatively, the concentration
of the phytochemicals varied significantly in the different spices in their
fresh and dried forms. The fresh spices had higher flavonoid (0.13-1.31%) and saponin (0.15-0.74%). Antioxidant activity of
the spices varied significantly with the fresh spices having better scavenging
and chelating capacities than the dried spices. Z. officinale was observed to have a significantly higher
(P<0.05) ferric-reducing antioxidant potential (FRAP) value (3.97mg/ml) in
its dried state than in its fresh state (3.69mg/ml). There were significant
variations in the microbial load of the spiced soup. The control soup (no
spice) had the highest microbial load. No synergistic effect was recorded with
the mixed spices. For sensory evaluation, on the overall acceptability level,
the pepper soup prepared with O.
gratissimum had the highest acceptability mean score of 8.05. The result of
this study suggests that the spices can be exploited as natural antioxidants
and antimicrobials in food- related systems.
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