Nutritional and Antioxidant Potential of Kundru (Coccinia Indica Wight & Arn.) And Kikar (Acacia Nilotica L. Del.) Pods

Authors

  • Manisha Department of Foods and Nutrition, CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar-125004, Haryana, India
  • Sangeeta C Sindhu Department of Foods and Nutrition, CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar-125004, Haryana, India
  • Urvashi Nandal Department of Foods and Nutrition, CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar-125004, Haryana, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3329/bjb.v52i2.67047

Keywords:

Nutritional Composition, Antioxidant activity, Coccinia indica, Acacia nilotica, diabetes

Abstract

Kundru (Coccinia indica) and Kikar (Acacia nilotica) are well known for their uses in Indian ayurveda to treat diabetes. Although the two plants are well known for their medicinal properties, not much literature is available regarding their nutritional composition. The present study reports the nutritional composition and antioxidant activity of fruits of the two plants. Significant (P ≤ 0.05) differences were observed in ash and crude protein content of Kikar (2.47 and 17.30 g/100 g, respectively) and kundru (1.97 and 7.54 g/100 g, respectively). Resistant starch in Kundru and Keekar was 0.52 and 0.12 g/100g, respectively. In-vitro protein digestibility was significantly (P≤0.05) higher in Kikar (35.43 %). Total phenol, flavonoids, DPPH scavenging activity and ferric reducing antioxidant power was observed to be significantly (P ≤ 0.05) higher in Kundru (65.13 mg GAE/100 g, 80.04 mg RE/100g, 75.14 mg TE/100 g and 68.95 mg TE/100 g, respectively) as compared to Kikar (51.05 mg GAE/100 g, 25.29 mg RE/100 g, 63.84 mg TE/100g and 35.22 mg TE/100g, respectively).

Bangladesh J. Bot. 52(2): 389-394, 2023 (June)

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2023-06-25

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Manisha, Sindhu, S. C. ., & Nandal , U. . (2023). Nutritional and Antioxidant Potential of Kundru (Coccinia Indica Wight & Arn.) And Kikar (Acacia Nilotica L. Del.) Pods. Bangladesh Journal of Botany, 52(2), 389–394. https://doi.org/10.3329/bjb.v52i2.67047

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Vol. 52 No. 2 (2023)

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