TAILIEUCHUNG - Traditional and medicinal importance of sapota – Review

Sapota (Achras sapota L.) belongs to the family Sapotaceae. Sapota is one of the major Fruit crop grown in India. The nutrient value of sapota fruit (100g) includes g of protein, g of fat, 20 g of carbohydrate, g of total dietary fiber, 210 mg of calcium, mg of iron, mg of magnesium, mg of phosphorus, mg of potassium, mg of sodium and mg of vitamin C. Sapota, commonly known as Chickoo has a sweet taste that resembles a mixed flavour of brown sugar and beet root. It is liked by people of all ages and is a most popular fruit in Asia. It also has chemical compounds like sugar, protein, ascorbic acid, phenolics, carotenoids, glycoside sapotinine and minerals like iron, copper, zinc, calcium and potassium. It is an excellent nutrient useful in the management of many diseases like inflammation, pain, diarrhoea etc. Traditionally, it is used as a diuretic, expectorant and in ophthalmology. This article reviews distribution of Achras zapota plant, its chemical constituents, traditional and medicinal importance. | 2020 9 1 1711-1717 EXCELLENT PUBLISHERS International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences ISSN 2319-7706 Volume 9 Number 1 2020 Journal homepage http Review Article https Traditional and Medicinal Importance of Sapota - Review M. Baskar G. Hemalatha and P. Muneeshwari Department of Food Science and Nutrition Community Science College and Research Institute TNAU Madurai-625 014 India Corresponding author ABSTRACT Keywords Sapota Chemical Nutrient Uses Article Info Accepted 15 December 2019 Available Online 20 January 2020 Sapota Achras sapota L. belongs to the family Sapotaceae. Sapota is one of the major Fruit crop grown in India. The nutrient value of sapota fruit 100g includes g of protein g of fat 20 g of carbohydrate g of total dietary fiber 210 mg of calcium mg of iron mg of magnesium mg of phosphorus mg of potassium mg of sodium and mg of vitamin C. Sapota commonly known as Chickoo has a sweet taste that resembles a mixed flavour of brown sugar and beet root. It is liked by people of all ages and is a most popular fruit in Asia. It also has chemical compounds like sugar protein ascorbic acid phenolics carotenoids glycoside sapotinine and minerals like iron copper zinc calcium and potassium. It is an excellent nutrient useful in the management of many diseases like inflammation pain diarrhoea etc. Traditionally it is used as a diuretic expectorant and in ophthalmology. This article reviews distribution of Achras zapota plant its chemical constituents traditional and medicinal importance. Introduction Sapota is a tropical fruit. It is believed to be native to Yucatan and possibly other nearby parts of southern Mexico as well as northern Belize and north-eastern Guatemala. It is believed that sapota was cultivated throughout tropical America West Indies and southern part of Florida mainland where it is a tall tree found in .

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