Proximate and Micronutrient Composition of Pandanus species in Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India

I. Jaisankar; R. Jayakumara Varadan; G.M. Blesy; Hari Nivas Asokan; Manasseh Ezekiel Moses; S. Lakshmana Prabu

doi:10.36808/if/2024/v150i6/169993

Proximate and Micronutrient Composition of Pandanus species in Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India

Authors

I. Jaisankar ICAR-Central Island Agricultural Research Institute, Port Blair, Andaman and Nicobar Islands-744 105
R. Jayakumara Varadan ICAR-Central Island Agricultural Research Institute, Port Blair, Andaman and Nicobar Islands-744 105
G.M. Blesy ICAR-Central Island Agricultural Research Institute, Port Blair, Andaman and Nicobar Islands-744 105
Hari Nivas Asokan ICAR-Central Island Agricultural Research Institute, Port Blair, Andaman and Nicobar Islands-744 105
Manasseh Ezekiel Moses ICAR-Central Island Agricultural Research Institute, Port Blair, Andaman and Nicobar Islands-744 105
S. Lakshmana Prabu Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, University College of Engineering, BIT Campus, Anna University, Trichirapalli, Tamilnadu-620 024

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.36808/if/2024/v150i6/169993

Keywords:

Pandanaceae, Pandanus lerum, P. tectorius, P. odorifer, Proximate composition, Micronutrients, Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

Abstract

Better nutrition is essential for a healthy living of which fruits play a major role. Andaman and Nicobar Islands, an excellent hub for Pandanus species belonging to Pandanaceae family speaks out its importance that the plant parts have been effectively used by its tribals in their livelihood due to its excellent nutritional properties to be used in beaucoup fields for a healthy living. Therefore, proximate composition and micronutrient analysis in the fruits and seeds of three selected species namely Pandanus lerum, P. tectorius and P. odorifer collected from different locations of Andaman and Nicobar Islands were studied using standard procedures where P. lerum had good levels of carbohydrate (84.59g/100g) in pulp and fat (62.39g/100g) in seed whereas P. odorifer pulp had significant levels of crude fibre (21.77g/100g) and P. tectorius seed possessed a higher protein (19.45g/100g) content. Better concentration of micronutrients was also observed in which P. lerum seed had higher levels of Mn (17.70 ppm), Mg (1102.33 ppm) and K (398.83 ppm) respectively. On the contrary, P. odorifer and P. tectorius pulp possessed higher levels of Fe (95.66 ppm) and Zn (15.81 ppm) respectively suggesting Pandanus fruit has sound pharmaceutical and nutraceutical application.

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