Bioprospecting Opportunities of Mangrove Fruits for the Coastal Community in Lubuk Kertang and Pulau Sembilan, North Sumatra, Indonesia

Abstract

Background and Objective: Mangrove plants are known sources of food and medicinal ingredients. Mangroves in Lubuk-Kertang, Pulau-Sembilan, Langkat and North Sumatra, Indonesia have great biodiversity. The study purposed to evaluate nutritional parameters based on antioxidant content and elemental analysis (micronutrients and macronutrients) in 15 true and associated mangrove species in Lubuk Kertang and Pulau Sembilan mangrove forests of North Sumatra, Indonesia. Materials and Methods: Determining each bioprospection parameter based on nutrients, antioxidants and analysis elements (macronutrients and micronutrients) in fine fifteen mangrove fruits with three individual repetitions: A.