Table 1 Proximate composition of freshly picked ‘S. cumini’ fruit per 100 grams of the edible portion (Swami et al., 2012)

Water

80.80%

Protein

0.81

Sugar (fructose & glucose)

12.70

Acidity (sulphuric, malic)

0.63%, 0.88%

Moisture

85.8 gm

Ether extract

0.15 gm

Crude fibre

0.3 gm

Nitrogen

0.129 gm

Ash

0.32 gm

Calcium

8.3 mg

Phosphorus

16.2 mg

Iron

1.62 mg

Carotene

0.004 mg

Thiamine

0.008 mg

Riboflavin

0.009 mg

Niacin

0.290 mg

Total ascorbic acid

5.7-18 mg