Fat profile of jamaican ackees, oleic acid content and. Cookie, a popular baked product, could be prepared from nonwheat flour because of its negligible gluten requirement. The ackee fruit is a major food source in the island of jamaica, where it can be seen growing extensively in house compounds, on roadsides, in fence rows, and on submarginal lands. General information about blighia sapida blisa eppo global database. Bioactive microconstituents of ackee arilli blighia sapida. Antioxidant activity of hydroethanolic extract of blighia sapida stem bark in the pancreas of alloxaninduced diabetic rats pdf philip o. The ackee, also known as achee, akee, ackee apple or ayee blighia sapida is a fruit of the sapindaceae soapberry family, as are the lychee and the longan. The species is commonly called ackee, a name that is derived from the west african akan akye fufo.
Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Consumption of improperly ripened ackee blighia sapida k. Dinoderus porcellus is considered as the most important pest of stored yam chips and compounds extracted from plants can be used for its control. Read fascinating facts and browse beautiful, detailed photos of the akee tree blighia sapida. Topping the main shoot at a height of about 5 m is recommended to facilitate fruit harvesting.
The fruit, which has become a national fruit in jamaica, was imported into jamaica from west africa. Blighia sapida is a nice ornamental tree, especially when decorated with the brightly coloured fruits. However, it is not a legal authority for statutory or. Food and feed crops of the united statesmagness, j. Biologically active polypeptides from blighia sapida. Blighia sapida aril oil is rich in monounsaturated fatty acids but is however currently not utilized industrially. The problem is endemic in jamaica, and a number of cases. Physicochemical and functional properties of full fat and defatted ackee blighia sapida aril flours. The wood is also used as firewood and for charcoal production.
Assessment of the domestication state of ackee blighia sapida k. The effects of ph, contact time, concentration of metal solution. Uses, traditional management, perception of variation and preferences in ackee blighia sapida k. Blighia sapida is a woody perennial multipurpose fruit tree species native to the guinean forests of west africa. Blighia sapida seeds all chemicals and reagents used were of analytical grade and purchased from sigma chemical company usa. Trees are found in natural forests or are managed by farmers in different. This study was to investigate the nutrient content, total. It is also considered useful for planting to improve soil fertility and to reduce erosion through its large rooting system. Tracking hypoglycins a and b over different maturity.
Genetic variation of wild and culti keywords blighia sapida aflp nuclear and vated. Issued as a pdf on the internet, it contains basic information on over 250 species of plants used for food in benin. Pdf assessment of the domestication state of ackee blighia. This study covers proximate analysis and antimicrobial activities of cell free extract of lactic acid bacterial from. Physicochemical properties and lubricant potentials of. Transferability of simple sequence repeat ssr markers. Physicochemical and functional properties of full fat and. To investigate and compare the physicochemical properties and lubricant potentials of blighia sapida seed oil bsso with those of magnesium stearate, a commercial lubricant. This page was last edited on 18 january 2015, at 11. Pdf assessment of the domestication state of ackee.
Itis taxonomy is based on the latest scientific consensus available, and is provided as a general reference source for interested parties. Free radical scavenging capacity, carotenoid content, and nmr. The present study aimed to test the insecticidal and. Free radical scavenging capacity, carotenoid content, and nmr characterization of blighia sapida aril oil. Biochemical and nutritional parameters from flour of ackee. Blighia sapida ackee seeds used for this study were. Developing nutritious cookies from indigenous crops can create an. To determine the antimicrobial activity of blighia sapida extracts against some selected strains of microorganisms was evaluated in this study. Determination of physiochemical properties and lactic acid.
There is evidence in literature dating from 1887 that the fruit of blighia sapida known in jamaica as ackee and in nigeria as isin, a very common article of. Phytochemical constituents of seeds of ripe and unripe blighia. Blighia sapida, also referred to as ackee or ackee apple, is a medicinal plant of the family sapindaceae that naturally exists in the forests of most west african countries, where the fruits are used for several. The causal toxin, hypoglycin a, decreases in the edible arilli upon maturity.
Ackee blighia sapida, sapindaceae is a multipurpose fruit tree species of high economic importance, native to the guinean forests of west africa, and belongs to the same family as that of. Department of life sciences, faculty of science and technology, the university of the west indies, kingston, jamaica. Carry me ackee go a linstead market, not a quattie wut sell is a line in the popular jamaican folk song linstead market. Blighia sapida est frequemment plante comme arbre ornemental. Food safety and quality systems in developing countries, volume one. Free radical scavenging capacity, carotenoid content, and. The oil was characterized utilizing nuclear magnetic resonance nmr and fourier. Detailed coverage of invasive species threatening livelihoods and the environment worldwide. Blighia sapida essential oils were obtained in nigeria by hydrodistillation, using allglass apparatus british pharmacopeia specifications.
Ackee blighia sapida is the national fruit of jamaica as well as. The limited information on the health and nutritional benefits of edible arils of the ackee blighia sapida tree makes it underutilized in west africa. In africa, the fruit, seed, leaf, and stem of blighia sapida k. Pdf equilibrium and isotherm studies of the biosorption. Biochemical and nutritional parameters from flour of ackee blighia sapida sapindaceae seeds. Food safety and quality systems in developing countries.
Ackee toxicity is associated with consumption of the fruit of the tree blighia sapida. Koenig in benin based on aflp and microsatellite markers article pdf available in conservation genetics 122. This study characterized the phytochemicals, assessed the. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the.
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