• S. Ezhil
• Dr. B. Christudhas Williams
• Dr. Mary Suja

Diabetes mellitus is the common form of chronic diseases people have to search an alternative way of medications for the treatment due to high cost. Though there is no cure for diabetes, several types of treatments are available for healing the effect of this disease but currently nutritional approaches are being explored. Cocoa fruit the dried and fully fermented fatty bean is a source of chocolates is considered as a part of a healthy diet possesses antidiabetic activity. The present study was carried out to determine the phytochemical, antioxidant and antidiabetic activity of cocoa seed powder. Phytochemicals such as alkaloids, flavonoid, steroids and saponin were confirmed through the preliminary screening test. The antioxidant activity of cocoa seed powder showed increased potential effect and antidiabetic activity of 65.75%. The enriched sample product of cocoa seed help in minimizing nutritional deficiencies enhanced the anti-diabetic activity.

Cocoa fruit, Diabetes mellitus, Phytochemical, Antioxidant, Antidiabetic activity

"ANTIOXIDANT AND ANTIDIABETIC POTENTIAL OF THEOBROMA CACAO SEED", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.9, Issue 11, page no.f357-f362, November-2022, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2211547.pdf

"ANTIOXIDANT AND ANTIDIABETIC POTENTIAL OF THEOBROMA CACAO SEED", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.9, Issue 11, page no. ppf357-f362, November-2022, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2211547.pdf