International Journal of Food Science

Research Article

Total Vitamin C, Ascorbic Acid, Dehydroascorbic Acid, Antioxidant Properties, and Iron Content of Underutilized and Commonly Consumed Fruits in Sri Lanka

Table 1

Harvested time, harvested location, and edible part(s) of fruit species used for this study.


Scientific name	Common name(s)	Edible part(s)¹	Harvested location	Harvested month⁴

Common/utilized fruits

1. Ananas comosus (L.) Murr.	Pineapple (“Murusi”)	WPS	MT², SP³	March, 2018
2. Carica papaya L.	Papaya (“red lady”)	WPS	MT, SP	March, 2018
3. Citrullus lantanus (Thumb.) Matsum & Nakai	Watermelon	WPS	HB, SP	January, 2018
4. Citrus aurantifolia (Christm. & Panzer) Swingle	Lime	WPS	HB, SP	March, 2017
5. Citrus sinensis (L.) Osbeck	Sweet orange (“Bibila sweet”)	WPS	MN, UP	January, 2018
6. Garcinia mangostana L.	Mangosteen	WPS	MT, SP	August, 2018
7. Limonia acidissima L.	Wood apple	WP	MT, SP	October, 2017
8. Mangifera indica L.	Mango	WPS	MT, SP	May, 2017
9. Musa paradisiaca L. AAB “Mysore”	Banana (“Embul”)	WP	MT, SP	November, 2017
10. Musa paradisiaca L.AAB, “Silk”	Banana (“Kolikuttu”)	WP	MT, SP	January, 2018
11. Nephelium lappaceum L.	Rambutan	WPS	CL, WP	June, 2018
12. Passiflora edulis Sims	Passion fruit	WP	HB, SP	November, 2017
13. Persea americana Miller.	Avocado	WPS	MT, SP	August, 2018
14. Psidium guajava L.	Guava (white flesh)	WF	HB, SP	Jun, 2017
15. Psidium guajava L.	Guava (pink flesh)	WF	GL, SP	May, 2018

Underutilized fruits

16. Aegle marmelos (L.) Correa	Bael fruit	WPS	HB, SP	March, 2017
17. Anacardium occidentale L.	Cashew apple (red)	WS	MT, SP	April, 2018
18. Anacardium occidentale L.	Cashew apple (yellow)	WS	MT, SP	April, 2018
19. Annona muricata L.	Sour sop	WPS	HB, SP	August, 2018
20. Artocarpus heterophyllus Lam.	Ripened jack fruit (“Wela”, i.e., texture soft or loose when ripe)	WPS	MT, SP	June, 2018
21. Artocarpus heterophyllus Lam.	Ripened jack fruit (“Waraka”, i.e., texture somewhat hard when ripe)	WPS	MT, SP	July, 2018
22. Averrhoa bilimbi L.	Bilimbi	WF	MT, SP	March, 2017
23. Averrhoa carambola L.	Star fruit	WF	MT, SP	February, 2017
24. Baccaurea motleyana Mull.-Arg.	Lansone	WPS	GL, SP	July, 2018
25. Carissa carandas L.	Jamson	WS	MT, SP	April, 2018
26. Citrus aurantium L.	Sour orange	WPS	MN, UP	January, 2018
27. Cynometra cauliflora L.	Nam nam	WS	MT, SP	November, 2017
28. Dialium ovoideum Thw.	Velvet tamarind	WPS	HB, SP	Oct, 2017
29. Elaeocarpus serratus L.	Ceylon olive	WS	MT, SP	March, 2017
30. Flacourtia inermis Roxb.	Lovi-lovi, Sapida	WS	MT, SP	July, 2018
31. Phyllanthus emblica	Indian gooseberry, Amla	WS	HB, SP	October, 2017
32. Pouteria campechiana (Kunth) Baehni	Yellow sapote	WPS	MT, SP	July, 2018
33. Punica granatum L.	Pomegranate (local variety)	WPS	HB, SP	September, 2018
34. Sandoricum koetjape (Burm. f.) Merr.	Santol/Cotton fruit	WPS	GL, SP	July, 2018
35. Sonneratia caseolaris L.	Mangrove apple	WF	MT, SP	June, 2018
36. Spondias dulcis Sol. ex Parkinson	Jamaica plum	WPS	HB, SP	February, 2017
37. Syzygium jambos (L.) Alston	Rose apple (“Malaysian”)	WS	MT, SP	March, 2017

¹Edible part(s) of the fruit: WPS: without peel and seed(s); WP: without peel; WS: without seed(s); WF: whole fruit; ²Fruits harvested district in Sri Lanka: MT: Matara; HB: Hambantota; CL: Colombo; MN: Monaragala; GL: Galle; ³Fruits harvested province in Sri Lanka: SP: Southern province; WP: Western province; UP: Uva province.