Journal of Food Bioactives, ISSN 2637-8752 print, 2637-8779 online
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Original Research

Volume 23, September 2023, pages 74-78

Analysis of the nutritional composition of round-leaved mallow (Malva pusilla) leaves

Table

Table 1. Nutritional analysis data of Malva pusilla leaves
 
NutrientMean content (±SE)
Standard error of the mean (SE); dry mass (DM); caproic acid (C6:0); caprylic acid (C8:0); capric acid (C10:0); lauric acid (C12:0); myristic acid (C14:0); palmitic acid (C16:0); hypogenic acid (hexadecenoic acid) (C16:1 n-9); palmitoleic acid (C16:1 n-7); heptadecanoic acid (C17:0); stearic acid (C18:0); vaccenic acid (C18:1 n-7); oleic acid (C18:1n-9); linoleic acid (C18:2n-6); α-linolenic acid (C18:3 n-3); arachidic acid (C20:0); eicosenoic acid (C20:1 n-9); eicosadienoic acid (C20:2); behenic acid (C22:0); tricosanoic acid (C23:0); lignoceric acid (C24:0); saturated fatty acids (SFAs); monounsaturated fatty acids (MUFAs); polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs); gallic acid equivalents (GAE); catechin equivalents (CE).
Lipids
  Total lipids (g/g DM)0.14 ± 0.01
Fatty acids (%)
  C6:00.713 ± 0.207
  C8:00.533 ± 0.049
  C10:01.217 ± 0.921
  C12:01.433 ± 0.286
  C13:01.726 ± 0.106
  C14:02.774 ± 0.109
  C16:012.829 ± 1.393
  C16:1n95.821 ± 0.176
  C16:1n71.131 ± 0.094
  C17:01.011 ± 0.147
  C18:02.274 ± 0.257
  C18:1n91.758 ± 0.250
  C18:1n70.718 ± 0.208
  C18:2n63.989 ± 1.251
  C18:3n356.258 ± 1.832
  C20:00.298 ± 0.174
  C20:1n90.973 ± 0.701
  C20:021.001 ± 0.025
  C22:00.586 ± 0.093
  C23:00.576 ± 0.229
  C24:00.922 ± 0.341
  SFAs26.9 ± 1.7
  MUFAs10.4 ± 0.5
  PUFAs61.3 ± 1.5
Minerals (mg/100 g DM)
  Mg1,422.4 ± 6.57
  Mn35.16 ± 0.18
  Fe65.63 ± 0.28
  Na770.79 ± 5.01
  Zn115.42 ± 0.33
  K444.32 ± 2.13
  Ca5,594.26 ± 64.22
  Cu8.33 ± 0.13
Phytochemicals
  Total phenolic content (mg GAE/g DM)95.42 ± 5.25
  Total flavonoid content (mg CE/g DM)40.8 ± 3.01
Antioxidant activity
  FRAP assay (µmol Fe2+/g DM)70 ± 1