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Table 4 Phytochemical profile of underutilized fruits of the Northern Himalayas

From: Bioactive constituents and health promoting compounds of underutilized fruits of the northern Himalayas of India: a review

Scientific name and family

Alkaloids (HPLC, mg RE/g)

Total Phenols (HPLC, mg GAE/g)

Saponins (TLC)

Terpenes (TLC)

Carbohydrate (%)

Tannins (HPLC, mg CE/g)

Flavonoids (mg QE/g)

Glycosides (TLC)

Key reference

Artocarpus lacucha (Moraceae)

7-37 mg/g

0.59-1.50 mg/g

+

+

–

0.16-0.23 mg/g

0.41-1.28 mg/g

+

(Krishnamurthy & Sarala 2013)

Berberis asiatiica (Berberidaceae)

–

670 mg/100 g

–

–

24.98 mg/100 g

0.64 mg/100 g

190.40 mg/100 g

+

(Chandra et al. 2011)

Carissa spinarum (Apocynaceae)

+

+

–

+

+

+

+

–

(Ansari & Patil 2018)

Cordia dichomata (Boraginaceae)

+

+

–

–

+

–

+

–

(Oza & Kulkarni 2017)

Corylus acquemontii (Betulaceae)

–

4449 mg/g

–

–

–

–

–

–

(Kumar et al. 2016)

Cydonia oblonga (Rosaceae)

–

37-47 mg/g

–

+

–

0.80 mg/g

+

–

(Ashraf et al. 2016)

Elaeagnus latifolia (Elaeagnaceae)

–

6.77-7.31 mg/g

–

+

10.88-11.04 mg/g

0.17-.23 mg/g

5.28-.5.60 mg/g

–

(Panja et al. 2014)

Ficus auriculata (Moraceae)

0.15 mg/g

1.03 mg/g

–

–

–

+

0.64 mg/g

+

(Kumar, Saurabh, et al. 2021)

Flacourtia indica (Salicaceae)

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

 

(Santhosh 2021)

Ficus palmata (Moraceae)

+

7.91 mg/g

–

+

–

+

8.42 mg/g

+

(Saklani et al. 2011)

Hippophae sps. (Elaeagnaceae)

–

65.89 mg/100 g

–

+

+

23.55 mg/100 g

54.68 mg/100 g

–

(Thakur et al. 2015)

Malus sikkimensis (Rosaceae)

+

+

+

–

–

+

+

–

(Oyinlade 2014)

Myrica esculenta (Myricaceae)

+

7.12 mg/100 g extract

+

+

+

+

5.23 mg/100 g extract

+

(Anjum & Tripathi 2021)

Physalis peruviana (Solanaceae)

+

26.24 mg/100 g

+

–

+

1.74 mg/100 g

1.48 mg/100 g

+

(Bharthi et al. 2016; Muñoz et al. 2021)

Prunus armeniaca (Rosaceae)

+

25.31-89.95 mg/100 g

+

–

+

0.10%

5-15.46 mg/100 g

+

(Alajil et al. 2021)

Pyracantha crenulate (Rosaceae)

–

6.59 mg/g

–

+

–

+

7.46 mg/g

+

(Saklani et al. 2011)

Pyrus pashia (Rosaceae)

–

4.92 mg/g

–

–

–

–

4.94 mg/g

–

(Saklani et al. 2011)

Rubus ellipticus (Rosaceae)

–

83.33 mg/100 g

–

–

–

+

200.05 mg /100 g

+

(Karuppusamy et al. 2011)

Rubus niveus (Rosaceae)

+

3.21 mg/g

+

+

+

+

4.91 mg/g

–

(Pancholi & Rana 2020)

Viburnum mullaha (Viburnaceae)

–

1257 mg/100 g

–

–

–

–

3503 mg 100/g

–

(Singh et al. 2017)

Ziziphus mauritiana (Rhammnaceae)

+

+

+

+

–

+

+

+

(Kushwaha et al. 2019; Mbahi et al. 2018)

  1. Key note: + shows the presence, − shows the absence of phytochemicals, HPLC High pressure liquid chromatography, TLC Thin liquid chromatography, CE Catechin equivalent, GAE Garlic acid equivalent, QE Quercetin equivalent, RE Rutin equivalent