IJSRP, Volume 4, Issue 5, May 2014 Edition [ISSN 2250-3153]
Indumathi Parameswaran, Vijayalakshmi Krishna Murthi
Abstract:
The main aim of the present investigation is to determine the Moisture Content, Total ash, Acid insoluble ash, Water soluble ash, Alcohol soluble Extractive value and proximate analysis of Persea americana & Actinidia deliciosa fruit. The fruit samples were shade dried, powdered and used for further analysis. The phytochemicals were studied using the six different solvents extracts such as aqueous, ethanol, ethyl acetate, chloroform, petroleum ether and methanol. Among them aqueous, ethanol, ethyl acetate extract has shown the presence of potential components which act as antioxidants.