ACADEMICIA: An International Multidisciplinary Research Journal
  • Year: 2023
  • Volume: 13
  • Issue: 5

Chemical composition of bitter watermelon and determination of antioxidant activity of food additives based on watermelon

  • Author:
  • Ibragim Rahmonovich Askarov1, Tulkin Topvoldiyev2, Zubayda Odiljonqizi Mirzayeva3
  • Total Page Count: 8
  • Page Number: 60 to 67

1Professor, Department of Chemistry, Honored Inventor of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Chairman of the "TABOBAT" Academy of Uzbekistan

2Professor, Doctor of Biology Sciences, Andijan Institute of Agriculture and Agrotechnology, Uzbekistan

3Doctoral Student, Andijan Institute of Agriculture and Agrotechnology, Uzbekistan

Andijan State UniversityDoctor of Chemical Sciences

Online published on 3 July, 2023.

Abstract

In this article, the amount of amino acids and vitamins in the juice and seeds of bitter watermelon grown in Andijan region was determined, and the results were presented in the form of tables, diagrams and the antioxidant activity of bitter watermelon was determined using the method of autooxidation of adrenaline in vitro in order to determine the chemical composition, medicinal properties, as well as its use in folk medicine and biological activity of biologically active substances in the bitter watermelon in Andijan.

Keywords

Bitter Watermelon Seeds, Bitter Watermelon Rind, Bitter Watermelon Juice, Protein, Amino Acid, Vitamins, Ethanol, Biologically Active Substance, Protein, Fats, Linolenic Acid