Vol. 6, Issue 2 (2018)
Preliminary screening of phytochemical content of different cereals grown in different states of India
Author(s): K Rajeswari, E Kiranmai and Sukreeti Sharma
Abstract: Most of the herbal medicines are plant origin. The coloured grains have its own unique potential health characteristics due to presence of bioactive pigments. Cereals are major staple food crops in most of the developing countries. Nearly 95% of global rice production is done in Asian countries, and about half of the world’s population consumes it. Some speciality rice’s are not commonly consumed but possess antioxidant properties, especially the coloured varieties. The present study was designed to evaluate relative contribution of different phytochemicals in various extracts of coloured cereals like black rice, brown rice and finger millet. Phytochemical analysis results of the cereals showed the presence of all the phytochemicals in black rice variety, ‘Kavuni rice’ which is grown in Tamil Nadu compared to other 3 grains. Qualitative phytochemical analysis of the cereals confirms the presence of various phytochemicals like alkaloids, flavonoids, tannins, terpenoids, steroids, and glycosides in their methanolic extract than the aqueous extracts. In view of this Black rice has the great interest in pharmaceutical companies and food companies for new drugs and medicinal value added food products for curing of various diseases.
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K Rajeswari, E Kiranmai, Sukreeti Sharma. Preliminary screening of phytochemical content of different cereals grown in different states of India. Int J Chem Stud 2018;6(2):2272-2275.
