Medicinal Plants - International Journal of Phytomedicines and Related Industries

Among the Himalayan edible plants, Spondias pinnata Linn. (Local Name: Amara) grows naturally and sparsely distributed in the forest between 500 to 1500 m altitude. It has been identified recently a high priority bioresource with outstanding economic and ecological value. Therefore, the study have been undertaken to assess the nutritive and mineral potential of ripe fruits of S. pinnata and their comparison with other wild as well as horticulture fruits. The fruit of S. pinnata possess food energy 189–203 kcal/g, crude fat 12.23–12.54%, crude fiber 3.13–4.03%, total carbohydrate 23.54–16.30%, sodium 1.38–0.96%, calcium 0.93- 0.15%, iron 1.5–1.3%, and copper 0.9–1.23 0%, respectively. Results of the present study indicated that the nutritive and mineral potentials of S. pinnata is higher as compared to other wild edibles of the region and comparable with commercially available horticulture fruits.