Scientific Name

Part Utilised

Potentials for Human Nutrition

Annona muricata L.

Fruits (pulp)

Minerals, vitamins, antioxidants, fibre

Artocarpus communis J.R. Forst. & J.G.A. Forst

Fruits (seed, pulp)

Carbohydrates, minerals, vitamins, fats, antioxidants

Chrysophyllum albidum G. Don

Fruits (seed, pulp)

Minerals, vitamins, fats, antioxidants

Dacryodes edulis (G. Don) H.J. Lam

Fruits (pulp)

Carbohydrates, minerals, fats, antioxidants

Irvingia gabonensis (O’Rorke) Baill

Fruits (seed, pulp)

Proteins, minerals, vitamins, fats, fibre, antioxidants

Persea americana Mill.

Fruits (pulp)

Minerals, vitamins, fats, proteins, fibre, antioxidants

Terminalia catappa L.

Fruits (seed, pulp)

Proteins, fats, vitamins, minerals

Raphia hookeri G. Mann & H. Wendl

Sap

Carbohydrate, minerals, vitamins, antioxidants