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ArticlePloS one2022

Physical and nutritional properties of black monkey orange fruit and seeds: A preliminary analysis for food processing.

Kiana Kirsty van Rayne, Oluwafemi Ayodeji Adebo, Obiro Cuthbert Wokadala, Lucky Sithole, Nomali Ziphorah Ngobese

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Article in PloS one, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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0.7field-weighted citation impact, top 28% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 1 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Kiana Kirsty van RayneDepartment of Botany and Plant Biotechnology, University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg, South Africa.ORCID 0000-0002-6121-2475
Oluwafemi Ayodeji AdeboDepartment of Biotechnology and Food Technology, University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg, South Africa.
Obiro Cuthbert WokadalaSchool of Agriculture, University of Mpumalanga, Nelspruit, South Africa.
Lucky SitholeDepartment of Agriculture and Rural Development, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa.ORCID 0000-0001-5477-9839
Nomali Ziphorah NgobeseDepartment of Botany and Plant Biotechnology, University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg, South Africa.ORCID 0000-0001-7360-5340
University of Johannesburg · ZAGauteng Department of Agriculture and Rural Development · ZAUniversity of Mpumalanga · ZA

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Strychnos madagascariensis is an underutilized South African fruit-bearing tree, with the pulp being the primary consumable component. However, the seeds hold the potential as a food source due to their high nutrient composition. The aim of this study was to determine the physical properties of S. madagascariensis fruit and seeds to aid in food processing equipment development. Fruit physical properties were determined at four progressive ripening stages, as well as the seed physical properties and mineral composition. The pulp contributed the most towards fruit composition across stages of ripeness (c 50%), followed by the rind (c 30%) and seeds (c 20%). Furthermore, significant variations in seed physical properties were observed at progressive maturity stages. The seeds showed significantly greater mineral compositions in unripe-green fruit in comparison to fruit at progressive ripening stages. The data provided may serve as a basis for the development of processing procedures and equipment and suggests that seeds of unripe-green fruit hold greater nutritional benefits.

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FruitNutritive ValueSeedsStrychnosFood Handling

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PMID35587933
PMCPMC9119479
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