S/No
Tests
Inference

1

Starch

-

2

Carbohydrate:

+

3

Alkaloids

++

4

Saponins

++

5

Flavonoids

++

6

Glycosides/reducing sugar

+

7

Tannins

+

8

Sterols/terpenes

+

9

Polyuronoids

+

Table 1a: Qualitative assessment of Phytochemicals present in NLE
Key:- Absence; + Present moderately; ++ Present aboundantly

S/No
Phytochemical
Unit
Mean ± SEM

1

Flavonoids

%

40.78±0.27

2

Alkaloids

%

21.730.36

3

Saponins

%

15.990.04

4

Glycosides/Reducing sugars

%

12.130.01

5

Tannins

%

0.0880.06

6

Cyanides

%

1.030.02

Table 1b: Quantitative assessment of phytochemicals present in NLE

S/No
Element
Unit
Mean ± SEM

1

Lead

Mg/100g

29.80±2.84

2

Mercury

PPM

12.62±0.02

3

Cadmium

PPM

9.44±0.5

4

Copper

Mg/100g

23.16±0.07

5

Calcium

Mg/100g

0.493±0.007

6

Chromium

PPM

8.31±0.03

7

Zinc

Mg/100g

1250.3±0.05

8

Iron

Mg/100g

6.34±0.44

9

Magnesium

Mg/100g

0.89±0.01

10

Sodium

PPM

107.3±2.7

11

Potassium

PPM

421±1.5

12

Selenium

%

11.51±0.5

13

Aluminium

%

0.00±0.0

Table 2:Elemental/mineral composition (heavy metals and trace elements) of NLE

S/No
Element
Unit
Mean ± SEM

1

Vitamin A

iµ/L

1190.3±0.407

2

Vitamin B1

Mg/100g

5.50±0.05

3

Vitamin B2

Mg/100g

0.95±0.05

4

Vitamin B3

Mg/100g

1.93±0.07

5

Vitamin C

%

1.92±0.02

6

Vitamin E

Mg/kg

5.81±0.03

Table 3:Vitamin composition of NLE

S/No

Element

Unit

Mean ± SEM

1

Moisture

%

77.97±0.02

2

Ash

%

5.20±0.01

3

Fibre

%

0.07±0.01

4

Fat/Oil

%

9.2±0.20

5

Protein

%

6.32±0.01

6

Carbohydrate

%

1.21±0.18

Table 4: Proximate Analysis of NLE