Studies on Ascorbic acid content of some wild edible fruits from Ahmednagar District, Maharashtra (India).

Numerous wild edible fruits from different families are distributed in Western Ghat (Maharashtra), India. Tribal people consume these fruits as natural source of food supplement. Ten wild edible fruits of Diospyros melanoxylon, Pithecellobium dulce, Carrisa congesta, Lantana camera var. aculeata, Opuntia stricta, Aegle marmelos, Terminalia catappa, Ziziphus mauritiana and Elaegnus conferta, .Limonia accidisma possess high nutritional potential and medicinal properties. The present communication deals with the investigation of vitamin-C contents of these ten wild edible fruits using standard protocols. The ascorbic acid content was compared with some commonly consumable fruits. Present study focused on the food value and exploration of underutilized edible fruits in Maharashtra, India.