Aizoon canariense, growing in Qatar, contains lipids 1.14%, ash 17.20%, protein 9.7% and crude fiber 15.37% (Al-Easa et al., 2003).
The plant contains the following amino acids: arginine 0.46%, histidine 0.15%, isoleucine 0.25%, leucine 0.54%, lysine 0.34%, methionine 0.12%, phenylalanine 0.34%, threonine 0.32%, valine 0.36%, aspartic acid 0.75%, serine 0.39%, glutamic acid 0.11%, proline 0.46%, glycine 0.57%, alanine 0.45%, cystine 0.12% and tryptophan 0.28%.
The mineral composition of the plant is as follows: Na 0.597%, Zn 0.012%, Fe 0.382%, Ni 0.011%, Mn 0.143%, Al 0.031%, Co 0.32%, Cu 0.008%, Mg 1.02%, Si 7.28% and Cr. 0.21% (Al-Easa et al., 2003).
The unsaponifiable matter of the lipids consisted of sterols 10.67%, hydrocarbons 66.01%, aliphatic alcohols 19.76% and triterpene alcohols 3.5%. Analysis of the hydrocarbon fraction revealed the presence of C23:0 7.78%, C24:0 10.78%, C25:0 13.17%, C26:0 15.57%, C27:0 17.96%, C29:0 17.96%, C31:0 5.99% and others 10.78%.
The aliphatic alcohol fraction consisted of C21:0 4.00%, C22:0 20.00, C24:0 20.00%, C26:0 16.00% and C28:0 40.00%.
The sterol fraction contained β-sitosterol 66.67% and stigmasterol 33.33% (Al-Easa et al., 2002).
The phytochemical screening of the plant revealed the presence of coumarins and saponins (Rizk et al., 1986 ).