Research Article

Physical Fruit Traits, Proximate Composition, Antioxidant Activity, and Profiling of Fatty Acids and Minerals of Wild Jujube (Ziziphus lotus L. (Desf.)) Fruits from Eleven Moroccan Origins

Table 1

Mean values of physical fruit traits of Z. lotus fruits studied.

OriginLength (mm)Width (mm)Weight (g)

Rhamna11.43 ± 1.34a11.03 ± 1.43a0.49 ± 0.16a
Taroudant13.06 ± 3.01a12.12 ± 2.53a0.67 ± 0.20a
Tafraout14.47 ± 2.03a12.38 ± 1.37a0.75 ± 0.22a
Taounat11.90 ± 1.15a11.51 ± 1.22a0.51 ± 0.13a
Zagora11.28 ± 0.79a11.15 ± 0.99a0.52 ± 0.14a
Sidi Hrazm10.89 ± 0.79a9.96 ± 0.71a0.36 ± 0.07a
Lkhmissat12.92 ± 1.93a11.56 ± 1.33a0.50 ± 0.16a
B-Jaad10.74 ± 0.97a10.43 ± 0.80a0.39 ± 0.13a
Beni Mellal11.82 ± 2.58a12.23 ± 1.24a0.76 ± 0.30a
Khnifra11.76 ± 0.95a11,81 ± 0,89a0.56 ± 0,03a
Zaouit Cheikh11.85 ± 1.03a11.59 ± 1.12a0.51 ± 0.17a
Average12.01 ± 2.0111.43 ± 1.540.55 ± 0.21

Same letters within the same column indicate no significant differences ().