01910nas a2200193 4500008004100000245012900041210006900170260001200239300001000251490000600261520124700267653003001514653002201544653002501566653003201591100002401623700003401647856003501681 2016 eng d00aNutritional Evaluation of Fruits of Gynochthodes umbellata (L.) Razafim. & B. Bremer – An Underutilized Edible Fruit Plant0 aNutritional Evaluation of Fruits of Gynochthodes umbellata L Raz c09/2015 a72-760 v83 a

Objective: The present investigation aimed to assess the nutritional, mineral profiling and anti-nutritional analysis of Gynochthodes umbellata (Syn. Morinda umbellata), an underutilized edible plant belongs to the family Rubiaceae. Literature perusal reveals that, there are no previous reports on nutritional studies for this valuable fruit. Methods: Nutritional, mineral profiling and anti-nutritional analysis of fruits were carried out. Results: In nutritional analysis, carbohydrates (6.98 g/100g fw), protein (2.68 g/100 g fw), crude fat (0.13 mg/g dw) and crude fibre (32.58%) content were detected. The fruits of G. umbellata, Vitamin C (25 mg/100g fw) was higher when compared to other three vitamin evaluated, Four macro elements and 6 micro elements were also quantified. Conclusion: Nutritional and Anti-nutritional analysis reveals that, the G. umbellata fruits could be used as a source of protein, vitamin and minerals and highly recommended for consumption as they contain low amount of the anti–nutrients analysed. This is the first report on nutritional analysis of G. umbellata fruit.

10aAnti-nutritional analysis10aMorinda umbellata10aNutritional analysis10aUnderutilized edible fruit.1 aSudhakaran, Anjusha1 aNair, Gangaprasad, Appukuttan uhttps://phcogj.com/article/114