title: Nutrient composition of strawberry genotypes cultivated in a horticulture farm.
abstract: This article decribes the nutrient composition of four strawberry genotypes cultivated at the Sher-e-Bangla Agriculture University horticulture farm in Dhaka (Bangladesh). AOAC and standard validated methods were employed to analyse the nutrient composition. Protein, fat and ash contents were found to be vary significantly (LSD<0.05), while the variation in moisture (LSD<1.33), dietary fibre (LSD<0.15) and total sugar (LSD<0.09) were found to be insignificant among the genotypes. Vitamin C content ranged from 26.46 mg to 37.77 mg per 100g edible strawberries (LSD<0.060). Amount of carotenoids were found to be very low being in a range of 0.99-3.30 μg per 100g edible fruit. Analysis of mineral revealed that strawberry genotypes contained a wide array of minerals including Ca, Mg, Na, K, P, Mn, Zn, Cu and Fe; most of which varied significantly (LSD<0.05) among the genotypes. Strawberries could be a potential dietary supplement for vitamin C along with minerals, particularly for the children who do not like local fruits, but love to eat the colourful strawberries.
authors.affiliation: Sher-e-Bangla Agriculture University, Dhaka 1207, Bangladesh.
authors.forename: Ashrafi
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hossain
authors.affiliation: Institute of Nutrition and Food Science, University of Dhaka, Dhaka 1000, Bangladesh.
authors.forename: Parveen
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Begum
authors.affiliation: Soil Resource Development Institute, FarmGate, Dhaka 1215, Bangladesh.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Salma Zannat
authors.affiliation: Sher-e-Bangla Agriculture University, Dhaka 1207, Bangladesh.
authors.forename: Md
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hafizur Rahman
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Dhaka, Dhaka 1000, Bangladesh.
authors.forename: Monira
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ahsan
authors.affiliation: Institute of Nutrition and Food Science, University of Dhaka, Dhaka 1000, Bangladesh. Electronic address: sheikhnazrul09@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Sheikh Nazrul
authors.initials: SN
authors.lastname: Islam
mesh_terms: D002338:Carotenoids; D019587:Dietary Supplements; D005502:Food; D031985:Fragaria / Q000737:chemistry*; D005638:Fruit / Q000737:chemistry*; D005838:Genotype
chemical_list: D002338:Carotenoids
keywords: Bangladesh; Nutrient composition; Strawberry genotypes