Nutrient composition of strawberry genotypes cultivated in a horticulture farm.

Abstract:

:This article decribes the nutrient composition of four strawberry genotypes cultivated at the Sher-e-Bangla Agriculture University horticulture farm in Dhaka (Bangladesh). AOAC and standard validated methods were employed to analyse the nutrient composition. Protein, fat and ash contents were found to be vary significantly (LSD<0.05), while the variation in moisture (LSD<1.33), dietary fibre (LSD<0.15) and total sugar (LSD<0.09) were found to be insignificant among the genotypes. Vitamin C content ranged from 26.46 mg to 37.77 mg per 100g edible strawberries (LSD<0.060). Amount of carotenoids were found to be very low being in a range of 0.99-3.30 μg per 100g edible fruit. Analysis of mineral revealed that strawberry genotypes contained a wide array of minerals including Ca, Mg, Na, K, P, Mn, Zn, Cu and Fe; most of which varied significantly (LSD<0.05) among the genotypes. Strawberries could be a potential dietary supplement for vitamin C along with minerals, particularly for the children who do not like local fruits, but love to eat the colourful strawberries.

journal_name

Food Chem

journal_title

Food chemistry

authors

Hossain A,Begum P,Salma Zannat M,Hafizur Rahman M,Ahsan M,Islam SN

doi

10.1016/j.foodchem.2015.12.056

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2016-05-15 00:00:00

pages

648-52

eissn

0308-8146

issn

1873-7072

pii

S0308-8146(15)30334-4

journal_volume

199

pub_type

杂志文章