- Title
- Bioavailability of nutrients in a diet enriched with moringa oleifera lam. Leaves using wistar rats
- Creator
- Mhlomi, Yanga Nonelela
- Subject
- Moringa Medicinal plants
- Date
- 2019
- Type
- Thesis
- Type
- Masters
- Type
- MSc
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/10353/14594
- Identifier
- vital:40018
- Description
- This study investigated the nutritional composition and bioavailability of nutrients in Moringa oleifera leaf meal from South African ecotype. Nutritional evaluation (proximate, mineral, vitamins and antinutrients, amino acids and fatty acids analyses) was performed using AOAC, ICP-OES and GC+MS techniques respectively. Bioavailability of nutrients involved formulation of diets deficient in minerals and vitamins; and proteins supplemented with Moringa oleifera leaf meal (MOLM) at 0, 3, 5 and 10% respectively. Growth performance, hematological, biochemical and histopathological evaluations were used to assess the effect of MOLM supplementation. Proximate and mineral evaluation revealed that the leaves were rich in protein (28.72%) and carbohydrate (28.84%), calcium content was (1603.33 mg/100g), potassium (1690 mg/100g), zinc (13.03 mg/100g) and iron (21.13 mg/100g). Vitamin E content was the highest (89.43 mg/100g) followed by vitamic C (24.9 mg/100g) and vitamin A (12.98 mg/100g). Fatty acids analysis detected were fifteen of which polyunsaturated fatty acid linoleic acid (56.36) and alpha-linolenic acid (687.58) were highest and behenic acid (22:0) characteristics of Moringa (4.11%) were detected. Seven of the detected fatty acids were saturated fatty acids, though relatively low, with stearic acid having the highest value. On the other hand fifteen of the amino acids, 7 were essential (valine, leucine, isoleucine, methionine, threonine and phenylalanine) were detected; while alanine, proline, serine, aspartic acid, cysteine, glutamic acid, asparagine and tyrosine were non- essential amino acid. Moringa oleifera had low quantities of antinutrients in relation to minerals, thus nutrients will easily ne available. Amino and fatty acids profile of nutrient deficient diets supplemented with MOLM revealed that six essential amino acids were detected in the diets. However, the essential amino acid (EAA) in MOLM with the highest value was threonine (500.47±23.03mg/L), while the lowest was methionine (75.65±5.31mg/L). Leucine was highest in PD10 (234.32±27.98 mg/l) 15 and lowest in PD3. Predominant amino acid in VMD diet was glutamic acid (966.76±208.92 mg/l), while methionine was lowest (197.14±35.90). Caproic acid was the most prominent unsaturated fatty acid in the diets and was highest in the PD diet. Palmitoleic acid was highest in the control diet (8.19±0.56 mg/L) and lowest in PD3 but an increase was observed as the levels of MOLM increased in the diets. Linoleic acid values obtained were significantly higher in PD diet, lower in control diet, compared to other diets. Linolenic acid (C18-3n6) was higher in PD10 (63.48±3.84 mg/L) compared to the control diet (6.05±0.14 mg/L). The highest unsaturated fatty acid in all the feed samples was linoleic acids ranging from 54.48±5.61 to 296.26±7.20 mg/L. the highest omega-3 (n-3) fatty acid content (63.48±3.38 mg/L) was in PD10 and was almost 10 times higher than the value recorded for control. Rats treated on vitamin mineral deficient (VMD) diet showed no significant changes in growth performances and blood parameters except in certain indices. Rats on VMD diet had lowest haemoglobin levels, whereas haemoglobin increased with MOLM levels. No significant differences in haematocrit, MCH, MCHC, platelets, RDW and MPV were observed in all treatments and control. However, VMD rats showed decrease in haemoglobin, increase in WBC and platelets. Electrolytes and glucose for all treatments and control were not significantly different, but, control and VMD10 diets rats showed significantly higher values for creatinine compared to MOLM diets; total protein and albumin increased with MOLM and were higher than in VMD and control rats. Serum activities of liver, cardiac, adrenal marker enzymes were significantly lower in MOLM rats compared to VMD and control. Mild congestion in VMD and VMD3 rat’s liver and diffused congestion in the kidney of VMD diet fed rats was observed. Protein deficient diets supplemented with MOLM had a negative impact on feed intake and growth parameters. Rats fed PD and PD5 consumed significantly less diet than those fed PD10, PD3 diets respectively. White blood cells decreased with increasing levels of MOLM 16 supplementation. Differential white cell count (Neutrophils, lymphocytes, monocytes, eosinophils and basophils) followed the same trend though not statistically significant (P>0.05). Furthermore, histopathological evaluation of organs revealed that no abnormalities were in heart and liver and kidney of rats fed on the control diet, while mild congestion in the liver and myocardium (heart) were observed in rats fed with protein deficient diet. No visible abnormalities were observed in the heart, kidney and liver of animals on the PD 10 diet, but myocardial fibres showing intense eosinophilia was detected in heart muscles of rats fed PD and PD3 diets. In this study, MOLM had a negative impact on feed intake and growth performance of animals and haematology. Blood biochemistry and histology suggest that MOLM has the potential of defending the body against infection with hematinic and blood enhancing qualities. Protein deficiency led to a significant elevation in the serum lipid profile of rats especially cholesterol even with increase in MOLM. PD10 had the highest triglycerides content when compared to the control but was lower (p>0.05) to that of PD. There was an increase in crude fat, ADF, NDF and protein in faecal samples of rats supplemented with MOLM diets while a decrease in moisture and ash was observed compared to the control.Vitamin and mineral deficiency resulted in significant decrease in serum cholesterol, triglycerides and HDL-C when compared to the control. There was a slight increase in excretion for all elements with increasing MOLM. Total removal of minerals and vitamins from the VMD experimental diets seemed not to have any visible negative impact on performance of the rats probably because of residual micronutrients present in other ingredients used in the feed formulation. MOLM could not replace protein in protein deficient diets.
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- 201 leaves
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- Publisher
- University of Fort Hare
- Publisher
- Faculty of Science and Agriculture
- Language
- English
- Rights
- University of Fort Hare
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