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Detailed study of the juice composition of noni (Morinda citrifolia) fruits from Cambodia

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 May 2005

Thavarith Chunhieng ,
Ly Hay  and
Didier Montet
Thavarith Chunhieng
Affiliation:
Institut de Technologie du Cambodge, Département G.C.A., Bd de Pochentong, BP 86, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Ly Hay
Affiliation:
Société Théraprim, 82 avenue Pablo Picasso, 92000 Nanterre, France
Didier Montet
Affiliation:
CIRAD-AMIS, UR Tropiqual, TA 40/16, 73 rue J-F Breton, 34398 Montpellier Cedex 5, France
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Abstract

Introduction. Noni (Morinda citrifolia) has a long history related to medical uses in Southeast Asian countries. Today, noni grows in the majority of the southern Pacific areas, in India, the Caribbean, South America and the West Indies. One of the challenges of recent years was to process Morinda citrifolia fruit juice, to make a more modern drug from a traditional product. In order to obtain better understanding of the medicinal characteristics of the noni fruit cultivated in Cambodia, the biochemical and mineral compositions of the raw juice extracted from M. citrifolia fruits were determined. Materials and methods. Whole fresh fruits of M. citrifolia which came to France from Cambodia were preserved at –20 °C during the duration of the experimentation. Commercial Tahitian noni juice was bought pasteurized to be used as a reference. The extraction was carried out on two batches of Cambodian fruits using a hydraulic press. Contents in oil, fatty acids, proteins, amino-acids, sugars and minerals of juices were analyzed. Results. Composition of noni juice of different origin was determined, compared, and discussed in relation to the biochemical and mineral composition of other vegetable oils. Conclusion. The biochemical composition of the noni juice, which showed a high content of antioxidant molecules, is not sufficient to explain the famous medicinal effects of noni juice. Certain molecules, in particular alkaloids, still have to be studied.

Keywords

CambodiaMorinda citrifoliafruitproximate compositionoilsproteinsmineral contentCambodgeMorinda citrifoliafruitcomposition globalehuileprotéineteneur en éléments minéraux
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Research Article
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Fruits , Volume 60 , Issue 1 , January 2005 , pp. 13 - 24
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© CIRAD, EDP Sciences

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