Nutritional Components Analysis and Assessment of Artemisia Verlotorum Lamotte

Objective:In order to provide scientific basis for the development and utilization of Artemisia verlotorum Lamotte,this paper analyzed and evaluated its nutritional components and edible safety. Methods:According to the national standards of food safety,the nutritional components,edible value and toxicology of Artemisia verlotorum Lamotte were analyzed and evaluated. Results:The order of the main nutritional components in Artemisia verlotorum Lamotte was:Dietary fiber(59.6 g/100 g) > protein(18.9 g/100 g) > ash(10.0 g/100 g) > available carbohydrate(6.0 g/100 g) > fat(5.5 g/100 g),and no sugar was detected in available carbohydrate. There were many mineral elements such as Na,Zn,Ca,Fe,Mg,K,Mn existed in the Artemisia verlotorum Lamotte,of which Ca content was the highest,up to 1.25×10⁴ mg/kg. There were 16 kinds of common amino acids in the protein,7 kinds of which were essential amino acids. Meanwhile,the essential amino acids accounted for 40.97% of the total amino acids,and the functional amino acids accounted for 53.6%. The oral acute toxicity index for Artemisia verlotorum Lamotte to rats was LD₅₀>5100 mg/kg body weight,which indicated that the acute toxicity of this herbal plant was classified to actually non-toxic. Conclusions:Artemisia verlotorum Lamotte is safe and non-toxic. It is a kind of food with high dietary fiber,low sugar,low fat and high calcium. It has a broad application prospect in the development and utilization for healthy food industry.