Evaluation of Fat and Water Soluble Vitamins Composition of Mature (Yellow) Carica papaya Leaf

Abstract

Vitamins are a broad group of molecules with unique chemical, biological, and structural characteristics that are necessary for a normal metabolic process. This research evaluated the fat and water-soluble vitamin composition of mature (yellow) Carica papaya leaf using standard analytical techniques. The results obtained from the analyses revealed that mature (yellow) Carica papaya leaf contained the following fat-soluble vitamins: vitamins A (5.08 mg/100g), Vitamin D (3.14 mg/100g), Vitamin E (15.47 mg/100g), and Vitamin K (8.03 mg/100g), while the water-soluble vitamins include Vitamin B1 (0.019 mg/100g), Vitamin B2 (0.018 mg/100g), Vitamin B3 (0.610 mg/100g), Vitamin B6 (0.0231 mg/100g), Vitamin 12 (4.415 mg/100g), and Vitamin C (60.41 mg/100g). The study has shown that the mature (yellow) leaf of Carica papaya is a rich source of both fat-soluble and water-soluble vitamins, which may be used in the formulation of multivitamin food supplements.