Volume : V, Issue : VIII, August - 2015

NUTRITIONAL EVALUATION OF WILD EDIBLE FRUITS (Tinospora cordifolia AND Persea amaericana)

P. Rajalakshmi, M Pugalenthi, V Vadivel

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Tropical developing countries are facing an demand for nutrient– rich food due to teeming population, The mineral nutrition is an important aspect and it play pivoted role in human life. The analysis of proximate composition of both the fruit samples of the present study showed that the T .cordifolia fruit contains higher levels of crude protein, crude fat and colorific values. Among the fruit samples of the present study, T. cordifolia fruits found to possess rich sources of total protein, total carbohydrate and higher levels of minerals than the P. americana fruits. In this study exhibited adequate levels of a valuable source of vitamins, ascorbic acid. The both fruit samples have potential for human feeding, judging from their proximate composition, total carbohydrate, protein and minerals were compared favorably with the conventional edible fruits.

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P. Rajalakshmi, M Pugalenthi, V Vadivel Nutritional Evaluation of Wild Edible Fruits (Tinospora cordifolia and Persea amaericana) Indian Journal of Applied Research, Vol.5, Issue : 8 August 2015

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