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Morpho-physiological, proximate composition and antioxidant activity of Flacourtia jangomas (Lour.) Raeus

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The North Eastern part of India is one of the biodiversity hot spots of the World and is endowed with many indigenous fruit crops. Many of these fruit are often underutilized for their nutritional composition and marketability as compared to commercial fruit. These fruit provide livelihood and nutritional security to native dwellers. Flacourtia jangomas is one such underutilized fruit found to be growing under semi wild condition in Assam, North East India and very limited information is available on physiological and biochemical characteristics of this fruit. The present study was conducted to study tree morphology, flowering and fruiting behavior as well as nutritional aspects of Flacourtia jangomas. Results revealed considerable variation in leaf traits, flowering behavior, fruit and seed characters. Biochemical profiling of fruit revealed the presence of moderate amount of crude fat (0.60%), significant amount of crude fibre (1.13%), crude protein (6.04%), carbohydrate (89.73%), energy (388.43 kcal 100 g−1, total soluble sugar (13.77%), reducing sugar (9.82%), riboflavin (236.84 µg 100 g−1)and thiamine (42.97 µg 100 g−1). The fruit exhibited good amount of antioxidant activities (8.93% mg−1) due to presence of ascorbic acid (24.00 mg 100 g−1) and phenol (1.28 mg 100 g−1). The study showed significant presence of phosphorous (133.39 mg 100 g−1), sodium (73.66 mg 100 g−1), potassium (1554.19 mg 100 g−1) and other minor minerals like calcium, sodium, magnesium, iron, manganese, copper and zinc.

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The corresponding author is grateful to the Director, Indian Council of Agricultural Research Complex for North Eastern Hill Region, Umiam, Meghalaya for granting study leave permission leading to Ph.D.

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  1. SMS Horticulture, KVK Ri Bhoi, ICAR RC for NEH, Umiam, Meghalaya, 793 103, India

    Utpal Barua

  2. Department of Horticulture, Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat, Assam, 785013, India

    R. P. Das

  3. Department of Biochemistry and Agricultural Chemistry, Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat, Assam, 785013, India

    Priyanka Das

  4. Department of Plant Physiology, Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat, Assam, 785013, India

    Kaushik Das

  5. College of Horticulture, Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat, Assam, 785013, India

    Bornali Gogoi

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Barua, U., Das, R.P., Das, P. et al. Morpho-physiological, proximate composition and antioxidant activity of Flacourtia jangomas (Lour.) Raeus. Plant Physiol. Rep. 27, 56–64 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40502-022-00644-1

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