Comparative Study of the Coagulation Effect of Solanium Nigrum and Ficus Palmata in Yoghurt Production

Abstract

Coagulation effect of Solanium  nigrum and Ficus palmata in yoghurt production was done between March to June 2015 to assess whether the plants have the potential to coagulate milk or not. The above plants were collected from areas near to Aksum University and they were identified based expert method of plant identification. Different proportions of latexes were taken from those plants based on the specific procedure. The experiment was conducted in Biology laboratory, Aksum University. Data were collected from the treatment and control groups and analyzed by descriptive statistics method. Latex of Solanium nigruma has more coagulation effect than Ficus palmata. Generally, the above mentioned plants can coagulate milk to yoghurt. According to this research Solanium nigrum and Ficus palmata are used to change milk to yoghurt but the effect of yoghurt coagulated by the plants on the health of human beings is not known. Therefore, its effect should be conducted.

Keywords: Coagulation, Ficus palamata, Latex, Milk and Solanium nigrum