Author(s)

Khalil I. Ereifej^1*, Hao Feng¹, Taha Rababah², Ali Almajwal³, Muhammad Alu’datt², Sana I. Gammoh², Layal I. Oweis²

¹Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, USA.
²Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan.
³Department of Community Health Sciences, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Plants were collected and prepared for chemical analysis, total phenolics, anthocyanins concentrations, and free radical scavenging activity. Results showed that, protein concentration of Malva parviflora (22.9%) was the highest among the plants. Ruta chalepensis had high levels of fat and carbohydrates (4.2% and 51.7%, respectively), but had the lowest level of ash (8.7%). Mineral concentrations varied and found to have appreciable amounts of Ca, Na, K, Cu, Fe, Mg, Mn, Zn and P. Total phenolic ranged from 163.1 (Tetragonolobus palaestinus) to 1328.8 mg GAE/100g (Ruta chalepensis). Anthocyanins ranged between 18.1 (Gundelia tournefortii) and 100.1 mg/100g (Rumex acetosella). These plants differed in free radical scavenging activity. It was concluded that these plants could be considered as natural sources for antioxidants and valuable natural resources as a new addition to the diet of inhabitants.

Wild Edible Plants, Total Phenolics, Anthocyanins, Antioxidant Activity, DPPH

Ereifej, K. , Feng, H. , Rababah, T. , Almajwal, A. , Alu’datt, M. , Gammoh, S. and Oweis, L. (2015) Chemical Composition, Phenolics, Anthocyanins Concentration and Antioxidant Activity of Ten Wild Edible Plants. Food and Nutrition Sciences, 6, 581-590. doi: 10.4236/fns.2015.67061.