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Biochemical and antioxidant activity of wild edible fruits of the eastern Himalaya, India.

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Title Biochemical and antioxidant activity of wild edible fruits of the eastern Himalaya, India.
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Creator Heiplanmi Rymbai
 
Subject wild edible fruits, bioactive compounds, pigmentation, processing, value addition, livelihood, diversity, conservation
 
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The eastern Himalayas, one of the important hotspots of global biodiversity, have a rich diversity of wild edible fruit trees. The fruits of these tree species have been consumed by the tribal people since time immemorial. However, there is limited information available on the biochemical and antioxidant properties of the fruits. Therefore, the present investigation was undertaken to study the physico-chemical and antioxidant properties of the nine most important wild fruit trees. Among the species, Pyrus pashia had the maximum fruit weight
(37.83 g), while the highest juice (43.72%) and pulp content (84.67%) were noted in Haematocarpus validus and Myrica esculenta, respectively. Maximum total soluble solids (18.27%), total sugar (11.27%), moisture content (88.39%), ascorbic acid content (63.82 mg/100 g), total carotenoids (18.47 mg/100 g), and total
monomeric anthocyanin (354.04 mg/100 g) were recorded in H. validus. Docynia indica had the highest total phenolic content (19.37 mg GAE/g), while H. validus recorded the highest total flavonoids and flavanol content. The antioxidant activities of the different fruits ranged from 0.17 to 0.67 IC50 for DPPH activity and 3.59–13.82 mg AAE/g for FRAP. These fruits had attractive pigmentation of both pulp and juice and were a good potential source for the extraction of natural edible color in the food industry. The fruits also possess high market prices;
Prunus nepalensis fetched $ 34.10–$ 141.5 per tree. Therefore, these fruits are rich sources of antioxidants, pigments and have a high market value for livelihood and nutritional security.
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Date 2023-10-18T13:00:49Z
2023-10-18T13:00:49Z
1001-03-01
 
Type Journal
 
Identifier Rymbai H, Verma VK, Talang H, Assumi SR, Devi MB, Vanlalruati, Sangma RHCH, Biam KP, Chanu LJ, Makdoh B, Singh AR, Mawleiñ J, Hazarika S and Mishra VK (2023) Biochemical and antioxidant activity of wild edible fruits of the eastern Himalaya, India. Front. Nutr. 10:1039965. doi: 10.3389/fnut.2023.1039965
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http://krishi.icar.gov.in/jspui/handle/123456789/80711
 
Language English
 
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