HUBEI AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES ›› 2023, Vol. 62 ›› Issue (7): 126-129.doi: 10.14088/j.cnki.issn0439-8114.2023.07.022

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Quality evaluation of nutritional and functional components in Camellia sativa plants

LI Fei-fei1,2, WEI Yue2, YU Li-qin2, ZHANG Tao-tao2, SONG Meng-jiao1, ZHU Jie1, FAN Yi1   

  1. 1. Natural Product Innovation Research Center, Henan Academy of Sciences, Zhengzhou 450002,China;
    2. Henan Natural Products Biotechnology Co., Ltd., Zhengzhou 450002,China
  • Received:2022-03-01 Online:2023-07-25 Published:2023-08-15

Abstract: In order to clarify the nutritional and functional components of the Camellia sativa plant and evaluate its quality, the Camellia sativa plant in Tangyin County, Anyang City, Henan Province was selected as the research object to determine the content of its main nutritional and functional components, such as water, total ash, crude fat, crude fiber, crude protein, amino acid, total flavonoids, phytosterols, etc. The results showed that the Camellia sativa plant had the highest crude fiber content (58.70%), crude protein content of 4.84%, and water-soluble and alcohol soluble extracts content of 11.1% and 5.7%, respectively. At the same time, the Camellia sativa plant contained abundant 13 amino acids, with a total content of 7.27%, among which the glutamic acid content was relatively high, at 4.14%. In addition, Camellia sativa plants contained selenium, with calcium having the highest trace element content at 320.3 mg/kg. They also contained abundant plant sterols, total polyphenols, and total flavonoids. In summary, Camellia sativa plants contained abundant crude fiber, trace elements, amino acids, phytosterols, etc., and their development as functional foods, cosmetics, and feed additives had potential comprehensive utilization value.

Key words: Camellia sativa, nutritional composition, functional components, quality evaluation, Anyang City, Henan Province

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