Department of Biochemistry, Sher-E-Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka 1207, Bangladesh.
Food Chem. 2013 Oct 1;140(3):466-70. doi: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2012.11.035. Epub 2012 Nov 17.
In line of the development of a food composition database for Bangladesh, 10 minor indigenous fruits were analysed for their nutrient composition comprising ascorbic acid, carotenoids and mineral values. Nutrient data obtained have been compared with published data reported in different literatures, book and United States Department of Agriculture-National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference. Ascorbic acid was highest in Wood apple and lowest in Roselle. Monkey jack contained the highest amount of carotenoids, zinc and copper. Content of calcium, magnesium and phosphorous were found highest in Antidesma velutinum. Potassium was the highest in Wood apple followed by in Moneky jack. It was noted that most of the minor fruits have much higher amount of ascorbic acid than the national fruit - Jack fruit ripe, the king fruit - Mango ripe of Bangladesh and exotic fruits - Apple and Grapes. The nutrient values of these minor fruits would make awareness among the people for their mass consumption for healthy life and to grow more minor fruit trees from extinction in order to maintain biodiversity.
在为孟加拉国开发食品成分数据库的过程中，分析了 10 种小型土生土长的水果，以了解其营养成分，包括抗坏血酸、类胡萝卜素和矿物质值。所获得的营养数据与不同文献、书籍和美国农业部-国家营养数据库标准参考中发表的数据进行了比较。在木苹果中发现的抗坏血酸最高，在洛神花中发现的抗坏血酸最低。猴杰克含有最高量的类胡萝卜素、锌和铜。在 Antidesma velutinum 中发现钙、镁和磷的含量最高。在木苹果中钾含量最高，其次是猴杰克。值得注意的是，大多数小型水果的抗坏血酸含量都比孟加拉国的国果——成熟的菠萝蜜，以及外来水果——苹果和葡萄要高得多。这些小型水果的营养价值将使人们意识到它们的大量消费对健康生活的重要性，并种植更多的小型果树，以防止它们在生物多样性方面灭绝。
