Assessment of Nutritional Value and Free Radical Scavenging Activity of Selected Genotypes of Cordia myxa L.

P.R. Meghwal; Dalpat Singh; Saurabh Swami; Akath Singh

doi:10.56093/aaz.v61i3 & 4.134480

Authors

P.R. Meghwal ICAR-Central Arid Zone Research Institute, Jodhpur 342 003, India
Dalpat Singh ICAR-Central Arid Zone Research Institute, Jodhpur 342 003, India
Saurabh Swami ICAR-Central Arid Zone Research Institute, Jodhpur 342 003, India
Akath Singh

https://doi.org/10.56093/aaz.v61i3%20&%204.134480

Keywords:

Cordia myxa, Free radical scavenging activity, Total phenolics, Nutritional value, Lasora, Arid region

Abstract

Cordia myxa is one of the important underutilized fruit plants suitable for arid
and semi-arid regions of India having potential for commercial exploitation in vegetable
and pickle industry. Fruits of four improved genotypes of Cordia myxa were analyzed
for nutritional value, total phenol content and free radical scavenging activity. Acetone
extracts from dried fruit samples were prepared to determine total phenol content and
free radical scavenging activity using DPPH essay. The fruits harvested at 20 or 30
days after fruit set recorded higher crude fibre and crude protein as compared to full
ripening stage. The total phenol content was found highest in fruits harvested earliest
irrespective of genotypes. The correlation coefficient between total phenol content and
free radical scavenging activity of fruit extract was found positive and significant. The
results suggest that the fruits of Cordia myxa should be harvested at 20 to 30 days after
fruit set to get maximum benefits of its anti-oxidant and other nutritional properties