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Antioxidant Analysis of Selected Plants Used by Orang Asli in
Malaysia
Muhammad Ismail Faruqi bin Zulkifli
Supervisor: Assoc. Prof Dr. Jamilah Mohd Salim @ Halim
Co-supervisor: Dr. Norhayati binti Yusuf
Bachelor of Applied Science
(Biodiversity Conservation and Management)
School of Marine and Environmental Sciences
Malnutrition issues is serious among the Orang Asli that caused by the
imbalanced diet. Their diet are lack of nutrient due to limited food sources.
Many recent studies were focusing on malnutrition status and their traditional
knowledge but a little attention on nutrient analysis of their plants food
especially the antioxidant analysis. The antioxidant are essential for the body
system to work wisely especially immune system. The aim of study was to
determine the concentration of antioxidant that contained in their plants food.
The top four of plants food were chosen and five replicates of each samples.
Ascorbic acid and carotenoid will be determined using spectrophotometer.
Parkia speciosa seed has the highest value of carotenoid compared to the
others. By knowing the nutrient contained, we can suggest the suitable plants
food that meet with their need and lead to further investigation. In conclusion,
petai seed has highest antioxidant among them.
1707 | UMT UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH DAY 2018