Nutritional profiles of Baccaurea macrocarpa fruit

Some edible forest plants have been recognised as nutritional sources and may supporthuman health. Baccaurea macrocarpa is a forest fruit with limited nutritional information.The nutritional value by determining proximates, minerals, and amino acid profile of skin,flesh, and the seed of B. macrocarpa was investigated through this study. Determinationof the proximate composition was executed based on the AOAC. Estimation of energycontent in kilocalories (kcal/100 g) was calculated by summing the multiplication of eachprotein, fat, and total carbohydrate. HPLC determined minerals and amino acids. Theresults showed that B. macrocarpa fruit contained low levels of ash (0.32±0.03 -1.64±0.05%), fat (0.24±0.03 - 5.98±0.21%), protein (0.44±0.51 - 2.73±0.11%) but a highlevel of water (61.99±8.33 - 84.84±7.23%), fibre (7.91±2.31 - 18.83±1.03%), andcarbohydrates (13.40±0.32 - 27.66±3.13 %). The consumption of 100 g of this fruit mayprovide energy intake around 2.9% to 8.8% of the 2000 kcal daily energy requirement. Itwas rich in macro minerals P (60.88±5.71 - 720.95±54.67 µg/g), Ca (149.94±13.73 -515.32±23.33 µg/g), and Mg (137.98±14.76 - 315.18±24.51 µg/g), and a sufficientamount of micro mineral Zn (6.68±1.32 - 15.29±3.10 µg/g), Fe (0.02±0.00 - 20.97±17.32µg/g), Cu (0.75±0.00 - 4.94±0.11 µg/g), dan Mn (0.22±0.00 - 2.42±0.01 µg/g). This fruitcontained an adequate amount of essential amino acids and an abundance of nonessentialamino acids (ƩTAAE/ƩTAA = 1.02 - 1.64%). In conclusion, the results indicated that thisforest fruit is potentially a good source of nutrition.