Open AccessComparative Analysis of Aqueous Extract of Allergic Food Samples
Author(s) -
Monisha Bhattacharya,
N. G. Mitra
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of dairying, foods and home sciences/journal of dairying foods and home sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 0976-0563
pISSN - 0971-4456
DOI - 10.18805/ajdfr.dr-1491
Subject(s) - phytochemical , allium , food allergy , brassica , avena , food science , chemistry , polysaccharide , traditional medicine , primary metabolite , chenopodium , botany , biology , allergy , medicine , biochemistry , immunology , metabolite , weed
Allergy is one of the most common diseases across the globe. Despite several efforts being made, incident of allergy is continuously rising. Among the several causes, food is one of the most important reasons of allergy. In the present study, we used seven allergic food products Arachishypogaea (peanut), Glycine max (soy), Beta vulgaris (beetroot), Avena sativa (oats), Solanummelongena L.(eggplant), Brassica oleracea var. italica (broccoli) and Allium cepa (onion). Phytochemical analysis of aqueous extracts of these seven samples was done in the laboratory. Phytochemical analysis consists of assessment of primary and secondary metabolites. Primary constituents consist of free amino acids, polysaccharides, protein and chlorophyll. The main objective of the research work was to check the total content of polysaccharide and free amino acids in the selected samples.