Omotayo Abiodun Olusola, Aremu Adeyemi Oladapo
Food Security and Safety Niche Area, Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, North-West University, Private Bag X2046, Mmabatho 2745, South Africa.
Indigenous Knowledge Systems Centre, Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, North-West University, Private Bag X2046, Mmabatho 2745, South Africa.
Plants (Basel). 2021 Dec 16;10(12):2785. doi: 10.3390/plants10122785.
Lam. is among the top nutrient-dense indigenous fruit species that are predominant in Southern Africa. It is a highly ranked indigenous fruit based on the nutrition and sensorial properties, which make it an important food source for the marginalized rural people. On the basis of the high vitamin C, iron, and zinc content, it has the capacity to improve the food- nutrition and the socioeconomic status of individuals, especially those in the rural areas of the developing nations. The nutritional composition of compare favorably with many of the popular fruits, such as strawberries and orange. Additionally, has antioxidant activity similar to well-known antioxidant fruits, which keeps it in the class of the popular fruits, giving it added nutrition-health-promoting benefits. In order to improve the availability of , more research on the domestication, processing, preservation, value chain, and economic potential need to be further explored. Therefore, we recommend more concerted efforts from relevant stakeholders with interest in fruit production as a possible sustainable solution to food shortage, food-nutrition insecurity, malnutrition, and austerity, mainly in the rural communities of the developing countries.
拉姆果是南部非洲占主导地位的营养密度最高的本土水果品种之一。基于其营养和感官特性，它是排名很高的本土水果，这使其成为边缘化农村人口的重要食物来源。基于其高维生素C、铁和锌含量，它有能力改善个人的食物营养和社会经济地位，尤其是发展中国家农村地区的人们。其营养成分与许多受欢迎的水果（如草莓和橙子）相比毫不逊色。此外，它具有与知名抗氧化水果相似的抗氧化活性，这使其跻身受欢迎水果之列，赋予其额外的促进营养健康的益处。为了提高拉姆果的可得性，需要进一步探索更多关于其驯化、加工、保存、价值链和经济潜力的研究。因此，我们建议相关利益攸关方更加齐心协力，关注拉姆果生产，这可能是解决粮食短缺、粮食营养不安全、营养不良和贫困问题的可持续办法，主要针对发展中国家的农村社区。
