ABSTRACT

Wild edibles and non-cultivated plants were significantly contributing to nutritional security and livelihood in rural areas of Himalayan region. The rich nutritional value and diversity of secondary metabolites in these plants escaped proper recognition; hence, warranted systematic and research investigation. The present study focuses on the assessment of nutritional composition of three underutilized wild edible fruits i.e. Prinsepia utilis Royle, Prunus persica L. and Neolitsea pallens D.Don. growing wildly in Western Himalaya. The seed kernels of all the selected species were found to be rich sources of nutrients (e.g., lipids, carbohydrates and proteins), minerals (e.g., phosphorus, magnesium, calcium, iron and sodium) and energy value. Edible oil obtained from seed kernels of P. utilis and P. persica were found rich in essential fatty acid (linolenic acid), important unsaturated (omega-6 & omega-9) and saturated fatty acids. Among these, seed kernels of P. utilis possessed maximum quantity of carbohydrate (20.6%) and crude fiber (14.57%), whereas, fat content (70.40%) and energy value (720k cal/100 g) were found maximum for Neolitsea pallens. The results of this study indicated potential of selected species in combating nutritional insecurity.

摘要

野生食用和非栽培植物为喜马拉雅地区农村地区的营养安全和生计做出了重要贡献。这些植物中丰富的营养价值和次生代谢产物的多样性没有得到适当的认识。因此，需要进行系统的研究调查。本研究的重点是评估三种未充分利用的野生可食用水果的营养成分，即普林斯普林斯，罗勒，李子和新荔枝。堂 在喜马拉雅山西部疯狂生长。发现所有选定物种的种子仁都是营养素（例如脂质，碳水化合物和蛋白质），矿物质（例如磷，镁，钙，铁和钠）和能量值的丰富来源。发现从P. utilis和P. persica的籽粒中获得的食用油富含必需脂肪酸（亚麻酸），重要的不饱和脂肪酸（omega-6和omega-9）和饱和脂肪酸。在这些中，种子粒P.产朊假丝碳水化合物（20.6％）和粗纤维（14.57％）的且具最大数量，反之，脂肪含量（70.40％）和能量值（720K卡/ 100克）被发现的最大新木蚊。这项研究的结果表明选定物种在对抗营养不安全方面的潜力。