Journal of Agricultural Science and Food Technology

Research Paper|Published August 2024|Vol.10(2):20-25

https://doi.org/10.36630/jasft_24013

 

 

Morphological, Physicochemical, Nutritional, Minerals Properties and Bioactive Compounds Analysis of Fresh Figs (Ficus carica L.) Indigenous to Bangladesh

 

Md. Mahbub Alam Patwary¹, Mohammad Mainuddin Molla^2*, Biddut Chandra Dey², Ashfak Ahmed Sabuz², Kazi Mohammad Fahid Hossain¹, Md.Golam Ferdous Chowdhury², Md.Hafizul Haque Khan², Shahnaj Pervin², Proma Sen² and Anjumanara Khatun³

 

¹Farm Division, Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute (BARI), Gazipur- 1701, Bangladesh.
²Postharvest Technology Division, Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute (BARI), Gazipur- 1701, Bangladesh.
³Bangladesh Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (BCSIR), Dhaka, Bangladesh.  

ABSTRACT

The present study aims  to evaluate the morphological, physicochemical, nutritional, minerals, color properties, and bioactive compounds of round and oval-shaped fresh fig fruits (Ficus carica L.). The maximum fruit breadth, stem length, and stem breadth of the  oval-shaped fig fruits were 3.26 cm, 2.40 cm, and 0.45 cm respectively. The maximum fruit length was found in the round-shaped fig fruits (3.86 cm). The maximum fruit and seed weight were found  in the oval-shaped fruits, calculated as 35.34 g and 11.09 g. The lowest fruit and seed weight were  found in the round-shaped fruits, calculated as 28.87 g and 10.26 g, respectively. The highest edible portion was found in the round-shaped fruits at 98.35 g, while the non-edible portion was at its  minimum in (1.65 g). The oval-shaped fig fruits exhibited a greener colour compared to the  round-shaped fig fruits. The moisture content of the fresh fig fruits was recorded as 80.01 % for the oval -shaped fruits and 80.50 % for the  round-shaped fruits. The a_w of the round and oval-shaped fresh fig fruits was calculated as 0.61 and 0.59, respectively. The highest values of bioactive compounds, including vitamin-C, β-carotene, total soluble solid (TSS), and pH were found in the fresh oval fig fruits. These values were recorded as 26.57±0.47 mg/100 g for vitamin-C, 7.49±0.19 mg/100 g for β-carotene, 14.15±0.14 for TSS, and 5.18±0.05 for pH, respectively. The results confirm that the oval-shaped figs were a more abundant source of nutritional and bioactive compounds compared to the  round-shaped fresh figs.

Key Words: Fresh figs, morphological characteristics, micro and macro nutrient, nutritional composition, bioactive compounds, color parameter.

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