Wild Edible Plant Nutritional Contribution and Consumer Perception in Ethiopia

Duguma, Haile Tesfaye

doi:10.1155/2020/2958623

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“…Presently, malnutrition is a major health problem in Africa, for example, the number of nutrition stunted children increased from 50.4 to 58.5 million between the year 2000 to 2016 [ 3 , 4 ]. According to Duguma [ 5 ], the use of wild indigenous fruits could combat malnutrition and improve food security. Most foods from the wild play an important part in supplying nutrition to communities during periods of food scarcity as they can be consumed as snacks in emergency demands.…”

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Proximate Analyses and Amino Acid Composition of Selected Wild Indigenous Fruits of Southern Africa

Sibiya

Moteetee

2021

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A literature survey revealed that several wild indigenous Southern African fruits had previously not been evaluated for their proximate and amino acid composition, as well as the total energy value (caloric value). Fourteen species including Carissa macrocarpa, Carpobrotus edulis, Dovyalis caffra, Halleria lucida, Manilkara mochisia, Pappea capensis, Phoenix reclinata, and Syzygium guineense were analyzed in this study. The nutritional values for several species such as C. edulis, H. lucida, P. reclinata, and M. mochisia are being reported here for the first time. The following fruits had the highest proximate values: C. macrocarpa (ash at 20.42 mg/100 g), S. guineense (fat at 7.75 mg/100 g), P. reclinata (fiber at 29.89 mg/100 g), and H. lucida (protein at 6.98 mg/100 g and carbohydrates at 36.98 mg/100 g). Essential amino acids such as histidine, isoleucine, lysine, methionine, phenylalanine, tryptophan, and valine were reported in all studied indigenous fruits. The high protein content in H. lucida was exhibited by the highest amino acid quantities for histidine. However, the fruits are a poor source of proteins since the content is lower than the recommended daily intake. The jacket-plum (Pappea capensis), on the other hand, meets and exceeds the required daily intake of lysine (0.0003 g/100 g or 13 mg/kg) recommended by the World Health Organization.

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Proximate Analyses and Amino Acid Composition of Selected Wild Indigenous Fruits of Southern Africa

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2021

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“…However, food-secure households also regularly enjoy wild edible fruits and plants at some time of the year. It could be surprising that the only sources of nutrition in remote rural communities are wild edible fruits where the domestic fruits are absent in their farming systems and the local markets [6,17].…”

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“…Wild edible species can therefore contribute significantly to improved nutrition, income generation, and ecological sustainability [4,5]. ere is an increasing focus on exploring opportunities to tap the potential of valuable underutilized wild plant species for food and nutritional security in the global context [4,6].…”

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“…ese species play a great role in supplementary food provision, closing food gaps during periods of famine and droughts [6,14], diversification of agricultural production, and generation of income for smallholder farming households [2,6,[15][16][17][18]. Cultivation and utilization of wild plants is an unexploited opportunity to alleviate malnutrition and ameliorate food insecurity in the country.…”

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Critical Review on Wild-Edible Fruit Species in Ethiopia

Melaku

Ebrahim²

2021

International Journal of Forestry Research

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Wild edible fruit species are commonly consumed and utilized in different parts of Ethiopia for staple food, filling seasonal food shortages, emergency food during a famine, and household income generation. There is a pressing need for domestication and improvement of some wild edible fruits for increased production, diversifying income for small-scale farmers, and conservation of the diminishing wild edible fruit resources. A total of 37 widely utilized and marketed wild edible fruit species falling into 23 families were recognized as of used in different parts of the country. Of which, 26 species are identified as available in local markets in different parts of the country. Ziziphus spina-christi, Syzygium guineense, Balanites aegyptiaca, and other nine species were identified as a priority wild edible fruit species from available information based on utilization extent, preference ranking by farmers, product marketability, and conservation needs for the species. There exists a lack of scientifically planned genetic variation evaluation, superior variety selection, genetic improvement, and seedling production initiatives for indigenous wild edible fruit species in Ethiopia. All of the 37 widely utilized and marketed wild fruit species have not developed to their full potential in terms of quality, production scale, and market in the country. Identifying and selecting priority species, strengthening botanical information, germplasm collection and improvement, production and processing technologies, increasing the supply of improved planting materials, and promoting on-farm cultivation of wild edible fruit-based agroforestry systems were identified as key future strategies for domestication and wider cultivation of wild edible fruit species.

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“…Chenchu tribes collect forest plant foods and products including green leafy vegetables (GLV), roots, tubers, fruits, mahua flowers, honey gum and many indigenous foods including tamarind and sell it to traders and government cooperatives for marginal income. Many studies revealed that indigenous plant foods have been cited as a potential source of essential micronutrients than conventional foods [13]. Epidemiological studies divulge that increased intake of GLV and vegetables are associated with decreased risk towards certain non-communicable diseases particularly cancers, cardiovascular disease, cataract, macular degeneration and other age-related ailments [14].…”

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A New Approach for Identifying Potentially Effective Indigenous Plants Consumed by Chenchu Tribes and Their Nutritional Composition-India

Jarapala¹,

Shivudu²,

Mangathya³

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Traditional knowledge of plants and their properties always has been transmitted from generation to generation through the natural path of everyday life. Food habits of the indigenous population across the globe are very abnormal when compared to that of civilized people. The forest related tribal scientific studies of edible wild plants are extremely constructive to know the nutritional values of the forest indigenous foods and help to eliminate the malnutrition problems in vulnerable group. The existing study was undertaken with an intention and documented 34 exceptional plant species belonging to 15 families with their medicinal values, taxonomical names and nutritional profile. Among the 34 indigenous plant foods, the frequently available and consumed plant foods by particularly vulnerable tribal group Chenchu tribes were selected for nutritional investigation including proximate composition, mineral and vitamin analysis. Results show that the nutritional values of the edible indigenous plant foods are prominent compared to frequently consumed foods available in market. The present study observed that the conventional and nutritional information on wild plant foods is on sharp decline. Unless efforts are made to educate the present generations about the importance of these foods, which may be lost in near future. These studies could contribute significantly to Government policies to improve food security and helps to progress health and nutritional status in marginally deprived tribal communities in India, and in the enhancement of wild vegetable status, whose potential as sources of nutrition is currently undervalued.

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Wild Edible Plant Nutritional Contribution and Consumer Perception in Ethiopia

Cited by 90 publications

References 59 publications

Proximate Analyses and Amino Acid Composition of Selected Wild Indigenous Fruits of Southern Africa

Proximate Analyses and Amino Acid Composition of Selected Wild Indigenous Fruits of Southern Africa

Critical Review on Wild-Edible Fruit Species in Ethiopia

A New Approach for Identifying Potentially Effective Indigenous Plants Consumed by Chenchu Tribes and Their Nutritional Composition-India

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