Potential health benefit of underutilized fruits: A review

Abstract

The diet of the large group of population is deficient in many vital nutrients and bio active compounds posing a constraint to achieve nutritional security. So, to address this problem a large number of underutilized fruits can be used to fill the gap and achieve nutritional security. These underutilised foods also possess therapeutic potential which when used efficiently can prevent and manage large number of degenerative diseases. In this article some of the underutilized fruits and their potential health benefits are reviewed. The fruits reviewed are: Monkey Jack fruit, Jambura, Karonda, Jujube (Ber), Wood apple, Stone apple, Hog apple, Lasoda and Velvet apple.