Tropical and subtropical fruits (2+1)

Uses and Composition

• The immature tender fruits and the seeds of ripe fruits are used for culinary purposes.
• Ripe fruits are used for table purpose, nectars, dehydrated leathers, jelly and chips etc. Pickles from immature tenders fruits.
• The skin of the ripened fruits & other wastes of the fruits & leaves are the excellent source for cattle feeds.
• The flour of the seeds are mixed in poultry feeds.
• Produces valuable timbers- furnitures, Musical instruments, toys, carvings, crates.
• The ripe fruits are very nutritious. It cantains fairly large amount of proteins (1.9%), Ascorbic acid, carbohydrates (19%), carotene pectin, P, Fe, K & Ca. The seeds contain 7.22% crude protein.