The role of Syzygium samarangense in nutrition and economy: An overview

Title

The role of Syzygium samarangense in nutrition and economy: An overview

Creator

Banadka A.; Wudali N.S.; Al-Khayri J.M.; Nagella P.

Description

Syzygium samarangense (Blume) Merr & Perry is a tropical evergreen fruit tree from the family Myrtaceae majorly cultivated in South East Asia. The crispy and juicy fruits are highly nutritious and range from deep red to white color. This underutilized fruit is eaten raw or used in making jams, jelly, juice, salad, wine making and also used in garnishing. The cultivation of this fruit has been extended to a larger area with the improvement of technology. The fruit is rich in secondary metabolites like alkaloids, terpenes, and, tannins; minerals like calcium, copper, chlorine, iron, manganese, magnesium, phosphorus, potassium, sulfur, zinc, and vitamins such as niacin, riboflavin, thiamin, and vitamin C. The bark, fruit, and flower have pharmacological properties such as antibacterial, anticancer, antidiabetic, anti-inflammation, anti mutation, antinociceptive activity, antioxidation activities, antiulcerogenic effect, and wound healing activity. The present review discusses the biology, the improved varieties of fruit, and geographic distribution of S samarangense, the cultivation and harvesting practices, pharmacological activities, the industrial applications, and the economic importance of fruit. The review also emphasizes the future outlook and strategies that can be adopted to transform this underutilized fruit into a fruit of commercial importance. 2022 SAAB

Source

South African Journal of Botany, Vol-145, pp. 481-492.

Date

2022-01-01

Publisher

Elsevier B.V.

Subject

Economical importance; Nutrition; Pharmacological activity; Phytochemicals; Syzygium samarangense

Coverage

Banadka A., Department of Life Science, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Karnataka, Bangalore, 560 029, India; Wudali N.S., Department of Life Science, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Karnataka, Bangalore, 560 029, India; Al-Khayri J.M., Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, College of Agriculture and Food Sciences, King Faisal University, Al-Ahsa, 31982, Saudi Arabia; Nagella P., Department of Life Science, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Karnataka, Bangalore, 560 029, India

Rights

All Open Access; Hybrid Gold Open Access

Relation

ISSN: 2546299; CODEN: SAJBD

Format

Online

Language

English

Type

Review

Identifier

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sajb.2022.03.014

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