ASSESSING POTENTIAL EXTRACTION OF CHLOROPHYLL FROM SOME PLANTS FOR THE SUPPLEMENT FOODS

Abstract

The plants that have the dark green leaf are an abundant source of chlorophyll, a group of phytochemicals that possess many health benefits. The study was to assess the composition and content of chlorophyll from some popular leaves such as Sauropus androgynous, Piper sarmentosum, and Sphagneticola calendulacea, when isolated with different concentrations of ethanol. At 80% ethanol, the P. sarmentosum leaves showed the highest yield of chlorophyll for 2.5 – 3 hours (102.65 – 114.08 µg/ml) and the S. calendulacea leaves showed the highest yield of chlorophyll for 2 – 3 hours (50.21 – 52.99 µg/ml). While, the chlorophyll isolation from the S. androgynous leaves got the highest yield with 90% ethanol for 2.5-3 hours (91.51 – 95.63 µg/ml). The chlorophyll content of the P. sarmentosum leaves, S. calendulacea leaves, and S. anhrogynous leaves was 64.2%, 70%, and 72.8%, respectively. The result showed the P. sarmentosum leaf was a potential source of chlorophyll to produce the kinds of supplement foods that are good for health