Nutritional Value and Medicinal Uses of Minor Fruits: Burmese Grape (<i>Baccaurea ramiflora</i> Lour.)

Md. Farid Hossain; Md. Anwarul Islam; Shaheen Akhtar; Mustafa Anwar

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Nutritional Value and Medicinal Uses of Minor Fruits: Burmese Grape (Baccaurea ramiflora Lour.)

Md. Farid Hossain, Md. Anwarul Islam, Shaheen Akhtar, Mustafa Anwar

Published in International Journal of Nutrition and Food Sciences (Volume 6, Issue 5)

Received: 10 October 2015 Accepted: 19 October 2015 Published: 13 September 2017

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This review paper discusses the multipurpose uses of minor fruit Burmese grape (Baccaurea ramiflora Lour.). Burmese grape is a tree of tropical region of South East Asia mainly grown in Nepal, Bangladesh, Thailand, Myanmar, Indonesia, India and Malaysia. The Burmese grape pulp contents high amount of vitamins and minerals. The fruit is a rich source of pectin. This underutilized fruit used to prepare jam, jelly and wine. The bark, roots and wood are used to prepare medicines.

Published in	International Journal of Nutrition and Food Sciences (Volume 6, Issue 5)
DOI	10.11648/j.ijnfs.20170605.15
Page(s)	211-214
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Burmese Grape, Underutilized Fruit, Medicinal Value, Importance

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Md. Farid Hossain

School of Agriculture and Rural Development, Bangladesh Open University, Gazipur, Bangladesh
Md. Anwarul Islam

School of Education, Bangladesh Open University, Gazipur, Bangladesh
Shaheen Akhtar

Department of Community Medicine, Shahabuddin Medical College and Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Mustafa Anwar

Department of Surgery, Ibn Sina Medical College and Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh

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