PHYTOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS OF CITRUS LIMONUM AND CITRUS SINENSIS PEELS AND IDENTIFICATION OF BETA CAROTENE PIGMENT USING ETHANOLIC EXTRACT

Abstract

The Citrus limonum peel and Citrus sinensis peel is an excellent source of fiber, potassium, magnesium, calcium, and β-carotene. The ethanolic extracts of Citrus peels evaluated they contain carbohydrates, fixed oils, steroids, phenols, tannins and saponins. The phytochemical analysis of samples characterized by that is TLC and UV-Visble spectroscopy. The presence of β-carotene in sample analyzed at the absorption maxima 328 nm, whereas the Rf values for β-carotene in Citrus limonum peel and Citrus sinensis peel are found in 0.91 and 0.92 respectively.