Nutritional prospects of jackfruit and its potential for improving dietary diversity in Uganda.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

A sustainable way of providing essential nutrients from crops for the poor and undernourished is biofortification, through plant breeding. This study characterised the intraspecific variation of selected nutritional elements in the flakes and seeds of Ugandan jackfruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus) plus the phytochemical composition of leaves. The overall aim was to explore possibilities of selecting for varieties that are higher in selected essential nutrients. Selecting for nutrient dense crops has been mostly done for annual agricultural crops, and rarely for perennial fruit trees.

Results

Uganda's Jackfruit has high macronutrients, especially magnesium and calcium. This study revealed that the amounts of these macronutrients were higher than those found in commonl

SUBMITTER: Nantongo JS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8862346 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature