Mineral profiling of diverse genotypes of jackfruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus Lam.) grown in Australia

• Published in: Journal of food composition and analysis 2024-11, Vol.135, p.106599, Article 106599
• Main Authors: Kaur, Jashanpreet, Singh, Zora, Mazhar, Muhammad Sohail, Afrifa-Yamoah, Eben, Sangha, Kamaljit Kaur, Woodward, Andrew
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Adequate intake; Fruit pulp; Genotypes; Jackfruit; Mineral profile; Recommended dietary allowance
• ISSN: 0889-1575
• DOI: 10.1016/j.jfca.2024.106599

The aim of this investigation was to examine levels of minerals in fruit pulp of 12 jackfruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus Lam.) genotypes. In total, 25 mineral elements including quantity (7), essential-trace (12) and unclassified mineral elements (6) have been detected using ion chromatography, inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry, and inductively coupled plasma-optical emission spectrometry. Overall, ‘Seedling 1 (yellow-fleshed)’ was shown to be comparatively rich in essential-trace elements (molybdenum, chromium, copper, and iron). In contrast, ‘Accession 284 (yellow-fleshed)’ and ‘Rajang (orange-fleshed)’ shared similarities in their mineral profile and were rich in quantity elements (potassium, sulphur, calcium, and magnesium). ‘Seedling 6 (yellow-fleshed)’ was near the average of all genotypes, where zinc was the only key element in the rest of the seedling selections. Accordingly, our study provides valuable insights into the potential effect of genotypes on mineral concentrations, contributing to the field of nutritional security by highlighting levels of major mineral elements in dried fruit pulp of ripe jackfruit. [Display omitted] •Jackfruit pulp is found to be predominantly rich in K, Mg and P.•Minerals were comparatively higher in ‘Seedling 1’, ‘Accession 284’ and ‘Rajang’•‘Seedling 4’ and ‘Accession 306’ had uniquely high level of Zn and Se.•‘Accession 304’ exhibited higher content of Mn and Cl.