Abstract
Vernonia amygdalina (VA) and Ocimum gratissimum (OG) are among the most frequently consumed vegetables in Kokori and Abraka communities of Delta State, Nigeria. However, the continuous crude oil exploration and spillages in Kokori may threaten their safety for use as food and medicine. Twelve samples of VA and OG obtained from crude oil-rich and crude oil-free communities were comparatively analysed for proximate composition, heavy metals, and cytotoxicity. Data obtained were subjected to various multivariate statistical techniques, including principal component analysis (PCA), biplot, and analysis of variance (ANOVA), to investigate the correlations between the vegetables from the different communities and the effect of crude oil exploration and spill on plant biomass. Results obtained indicate a significant difference (p < 0.05) in the proximate composition of VA and OG and higher heavy metal content for VA from the crude oil-spill Kokori. Two VA collections from Kokori were exceptionally toxic to cellular crustaceans.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 2913 |
Journal | Foods |
Volume | 10 |
Issue number | 12 |
Early online date | 24 Nov 2021 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Dec 2021 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:This research and APC was funded by Schlumberger Faculty for the Future Foundation. The authors acknowledge the financial support of the Schlumberger Faculty for the Future Foundation Scholarship to conduct the present study. The authors also thank Attah Francis Alfred of the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Ilorin, for arranging raw material for the study.
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Data Availability Statement
Supplementary Materials: The following are available online at https://www.mdpi.com/article/10.3390/foods10122913/s1, Table S1: Levels of the trace metals (µg/g, dry weight basis) in the analysed vegetable samples.Keywords
- Atomic absorption spectrometry
- Brine shrimp assay
- Crude oil exploration
- Proximate analysis