Nutritional, Antioxidant, and Antidiabetic Potential of Wild Edible Spondias lakonensis Pierre Fruits

Date Received: Aug 20, 2024

Date Accepted: Jun 23, 2025

Date Published: Jun 28, 2025

DOI: https://doi.org/10.31817/vjas.2025.8.2.

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Issue: Vol. 8 No. 2 (2025): Vietnam Journal of Agricultural Sciences

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Huyen, V., Ha, L., Hue, B., Linh, L., Anh, D., Hien, N., & Ai, N. (2025). Nutritional, Antioxidant, and Antidiabetic Potential of Wild Edible Spondias lakonensis Pierre Fruits. Vietnam Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 8(2), 2520–2529. https://doi.org/10.31817/vjas.2025.8.2.

Nutritional, Antioxidant, and Antidiabetic Potential of Wild Edible Spondias lakonensis Pierre Fruits

Vu Thi Huyen 1 , Lai Thi Ngoc Ha 1 , Bui Thi Hong Hue 1 , Le Thi Mai Linh 2 , Dang Cong Anh 1 , Nguyen Thi Hien 3   , Nguyen Thi Thuy Ai (*) 3

  • Corresponding author: [email protected]
  • 1 Faculty of Food Science and Technology, Vietnam National University of Agriculture, Hanoi 12400, Vietnam
  • 2 Nutritional, Antioxidant, and Antidiabetic Potential of Wild Edible Spondias lakonensis Pierre Fruits
  • 3 Faculty of Natural Resources and Environment, Vietnam National University of Agriculture, Hanoi 12400, Vietnam

    • Keywords

    Anacardiaceae, Spondias lakonensis, -glucosidase, antioxidant, antidiabetic

    Abstract


    Spondias lakonensis Pierre is a wild edible fruit used in traditional medicine for the treatment of many diseases. In this study, the nutritional quality and biological activity of S. lakonensis fruits were investigated. The results of the nutritional components analyses were recorded for the vitamin C content (142.80 ± 0.74 mg/100 g) in the pulp, and total ash (2.88 ± 0.07% and 7.25 ± 0.19%), crude lipid (5.80 ± 0.21% and 11.54 ± 0.20%), and total protein (6.70 ± 0.77% and 12.74 ± 1.89%) in the pulp and seeds, respectively. At the suitable conditions for extracting polyphenol compounds (70% acetone at 30°C for 10min with a material/solvent ratio of 1/20 g mL-1), the value of the total polyphenol content (TPC) was 12.32 ± 0.07mg GAE g-1 in the pulp and 24.63 ± 0.07 mg GAE g-1 in the seeds. The results of the DPPH tests indicated that the acetone extracts were good sources of antioxidants with IC50 values of 10.44 ± 0.62 μg mL-1 (pulp) and 29.20 ± 1.76 μg mL-1 (seeds). The extracts also demonstrated strong a-glucosidase inhibitory activities with IC50 values of 0.77 ± 0.02 mg mL-1 in the pulp and 10.24 ± 0.15 mg mL-1 in the seeds. S. lakonensis fruits possess promising nutritional and pharmaceutical potential.

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