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Phytochemicals, mineral contents and antioxidant property of wild edible fruits of Sikkim Himalaya

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Title Phytochemicals, mineral contents and antioxidant property of wild edible fruits of Sikkim Himalaya
 
Creator Singh, Mithilesh
Pandey, Aseesh
 
Subject Antioxidant capacity
β-Carotene
Himalaya
Mineral content
Wild edible fruits
 
Description 1014-1021
This study aimed to investigate four wild edible fruits of Sikkim Himalaya viz., Baccaurea sapida, Diploknema
butyracea, Machilus edulis and Spondias axillaris for their mineral content, phytochemicals (ascorbic acid, β-carotene,
flavonoids, lycopene and total phenolic contents) and antioxidant property. The total phenolic and lycopene contents were
found maximum in S. axillaris subsequently in M. edulis, D. butyraceae and B. sapida. S. axillaris also showed the highest
antioxidant activities and contains significantly higher concentrations of calcium, phosphorus, potassium, sodium,
magnesium and iron. The amount of ascorbic acid was observed highest in D. butyracea, followed by S. axillaris, B. sapida
and M. edulis, whereas β-carotene was found to be highest in M. edulis. Results reinforce the promotion of these
underutilized wild edible fruits, especially, S. axillaris and M. edulis as natural sources of phytochemicals, minerals and
antioxidant compounds for food and pharmaceutical industries.
 
Date 2021-11-11T06:52:58Z
2021-11-11T06:52:58Z
2021-10
 
Type Article
 
Identifier 0975-1068 (Online); 0972-5938 (Print)
http://nopr.niscair.res.in/handle/123456789/58446
 
Language en
 
Relation Int Cl.21: A61K 31/07, A61K 31/015, A61K 45/06, A61P 39/06
 
Publisher CSIR-NIScPR, India
 
Source IJTK Vol.20(4) [October 2021]