EVALUATING THE MACRONUTRIENTS AND MICRONUTRIENTS OF TRIGONELLA FOECUM-GRAECUM SEEDS (FENUGREEK) IN ZAMBIA.

STUDENT’S NAME: BANDA ESNART K.J

STUDENT NUMBER: BPHARM/14/02/002846
DATE : 22 OCTOBER 2020
 OUTLINE

• INTRODUCTION

• STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM

• SIGNIFICANCE OF STUDY

• JUSTIFICATION OF THE STUDY

• RESEARCH QUESTION

• OBJECTIVES

• LITERATURE REVIEW

• METHODOLOGY

• REFERENCES
 STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM

• The recent Zambia demographic health survey (ZDHS) carried out in 2018 showed all three nutritional
status indices (stunting, wasting, and underweight) revealed that 35% of the children under the age of 5
years were stunted, 4% wasted, 12% underweight and The proportion of overweight children has
remained relatively stable from 2013-14 to 2018 (6% and 5%, respectively).
• At 35% stunting rates, Zambia`s malnutrition levels are among the highest in the world.
• In the case of women, it was found that 10% (8% urban and 11% rural) were underweight and 19%
(30% from the urban and 11% rural) were overweight or obese (Mukuka and Mofu 2016). Ruel-
bergeon and colleagues conducted a study where they evaluated the changes in global hidden hunger
which was defined as the deficiencies in essential vitamins and minerals.
SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY
 STUDY JUSTIFICATION

• In the clinical setup, knowledge of nutrient composition is very cardinal in the prescription of diets
containing known amounts of nutrients for the treatment of different diseases as well as in the
correcting the nutritional values of a given diet (Rolfes et al., 2009).
• Malnutrition can be managed through nutritionally balanced and adequate intake of specified
nutrients where the majority cannot afford conventional supplements and most highly nutritious
foods.
• Considering the popularity of the Trigonella foecum-graecum seeds amongst the Zambian people
it is necessary to provide scientific evidence on the nutritional value of the seeds
 RESEARCH QUESTION

• What macronutrients and micronutrients are present in Trigonella foecum-graecum seeds and in
what concentration?
 OBJECTIVES

Main objective
• To determine the nutritional value of Trigonella foecum-graecum seeds.

Specific objectives

1. To determine the macronutrients and micronutrients present in Trigonella foecum-graecum seeds.

2. To determine the macronutrients and micronutrients concentration present in Trigonella foecum-

graecum seeds
 LITERATURE REVIEW

Author Study site Key finding

Nigeria

Ethiopia

Saudi Arabia

India

Ukraine
 METHODOLOGY

• Study design- A laboratory based Analytical study

• Sample collection- Sample will be procured from the local market in Lusaka Zambia.
• SAMPLE- 100 grams of trigonella foaecum-graecum seeds will be used

• Study site- This study will be carried out at the Ministry of Health, Food and Drugs Control
Laboratory (FDCL)

• Instruments
 Chemicals =Boric acid, HCL, nitric acid, perchloric acid, distilled water, NaOH and AOAC
reagents
METHPDOLOGY CONTINUED

 Analytical scale, plastic spatula, filter paper, volumetric flask, beakers, plastic and glass test tubes,
crucible dish, hand gloves, atomic absorption spectrophotometer (AAS-Buck model 210 VGP),
motor, pestle, plastic sieve and hot platee

• Data analysis
 Data obtained from this study will be analyzed statistically using statistical package for
social sciences (SPSS) v.23
 One-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) will be used to determine whether there was
significance difference in the average concentration and nutrient content.
REFERENCES