Last modified: 2019-08-14
Abstract
Background: Passion fruit (Passiflora sp.) has varied colors and attractive colors. Passion fruit peel is waste that is not utilized but has various phytochemical contents. The difference in varieties seen through differences in the color of passion fruit skin causes differences in the phytochemical content contained in passion fruit skin.
Objective: To find out the phytochemical secondary metabolite compounds from the ethanol extract of passion fruit peels which have different varieties.
Methods: Simplicia powder of passion fruit skin was extracted by maceration method using 96% ethanol, and phytochemical screening was carried out.
Results: The content of flavonoids, terpenoids, steroids, saponins, tannins, essential oils, glycosides, saponin glycosides, and cyanogenic glycosides showed positive results on ethanol extracts of purple, red and yellow passion fruit. The content of anthraquinone glycosides and cardiac glycosides showed negative results on ethanol extracts of purple, red and yellow passion fruit fruit peels. The content of alkaloids is only found in the ethanol extract of yellow passion fruit skin.
Conclusion: There are differences in phytochemical compounds in the ethanol extract of passion fruit peels which are of different varieties which are characterized by differences in skin color.