Assessment of Nutritional Value and Free Radical Scavenging Activity of Selected Genotypes of Cordia myxa L.
2023
Meghwal, P.R. | Singh, Dalpat | Swami, Saurabh | Singh, Akath
Cordia myxa is one of the important underutilized fruit plants suitable for aridand semi-arid regions of India having potential for commercial exploitation in vegetableand pickle industry. Fruits of four improved genotypes of Cordia myxa were analyzedfor nutritional value, total phenol content and free radical scavenging activity. Acetoneextracts from dried fruit samples were prepared to determine total phenol content andfree radical scavenging activity using DPPH essay. The fruits harvested at 20 or 30days after fruit set recorded higher crude fibre and crude protein as compared to fullripening stage. The total phenol content was found highest in fruits harvested earliestirrespective of genotypes. The correlation coefficient between total phenol content andfree radical scavenging activity of fruit extract was found positive and significant. Theresults suggest that the fruits of Cordia myxa should be harvested at 20 to 30 days afterfruit set to get maximum benefits of its anti-oxidant and other nutritional properties
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