The Characteristic and Nutrients Concentrated Leaves of Vegetable Fern (Diplazium esculentum (Retz.) Swartz) Live in Dofferent Locations

Abstract

The vegetable fern (Diplazium esculentum (Retz.) Swartz) is the types of plant that have a high economic value, used as a medicine ingredient, for consumption, and a lot of benefits. The purpose of study to identify the characteristics and nutrients concentrated of the vegetable ferns. The Research is done at the FMIPA biology lab and the testing hall for the fisheries quality of the Gorontalo Province. The research stage is Material preperation, determination, simplisia test characterization and chemical nutritional analysis. The taking of the sample was done on two places in the lowland area and the hills in Bone Bolango district of Gorontalo Province. Based on the results of the determination obtained samples used on research are vegetable ferns (Diplazium esculentum (Retz.) Swartz). The results of the characteristics analysis are suspected have a macroscopic diffrence between Lowlands and hills. The nutritents concentrated of vegetable fern in lowlands indicate a result of 8.30% proteins, water levels 3.08%, ash content 2.11%, fats 0.51% while in hills indicate a result of 6.20% Proteins, water levels 2.70%, ash content 1.90%, fats 0.69%.