PALMWINEOBTAIN FROM DIFFERENT LOCATIONS

Palm wine is a beverage both alcoholic and non-alcoholic depending on whether fermentation has commerce. Some tropical plants including; date palm(Phoenix dactylifera), coconut palm ( cocos nucifera), nipa palm(nypa fruticans), kithulpalm and raffia palm (Raphia), and palm tree(Elaeis guineensis). The palm wine used was from freshly tapped palm tree (Elaeis guineensis), samples of which where obtained from Uhe and Ugbeghe both in Ikpoba-Okha Local Government Area in Edo. The samples were collected in clean sterile bottles and kept in a cooler containing ice block, and taken to the laboratory where selected physicochemical properties of the palm wine samples were examined. The examined physicochemical properties including; pH, specific gravity, alcohol levels, and mineral elements contents were investigated using standard methods. Qualitative analysis of alkaloids, saponnis, phenols, flavonoids, anthraquinone, terpenoids and Tanins in the palm wine studied was carried out using standard method. It was gathered from result that the pH values of the 4 samples ranges from 5.10 – 5.21, 4.18 – 4.04, 3.56 – 3.07, and 3.90 to 3.63 from1to5hrsinterval. Specific gravity (NTU) were 1.20, 1.14, 1.23 and 1.96 Electrical conductivity (μScm-1) were 0.36x104, 0.34x104, 0.31x104 and 0.33x104 in all samples. The alcohol content range were 3.7% - 3.2%., 4.3%- 3.9%, 4.9%-4.5%, 5.3% - 4.9% and 5.9% - 5.3%. Findings also indicate the following respective values for the examined mineral elements; Ca [1.3-0.5], Zn[0.04-0.13], mg [1.58-1.51], Fe [0.37-0.41], Cu [0.15-0.08], K[1.46-1.42] ppm. It was also observed that the following phytochemicals were present in the studied palm wine alkaloids, saponnis, phenols, flavonoids, anthraquinone, terpenoids. However Tanins was not observed. From findings, it would appear that the consumption of palm wine will help meet the dietary needs in the examined nutritional induces.