Biofunctional characteristics of dietary fibre from Malaysian Ziziphus mauritiana leaves

• Main Authors: Zahari, Nur Syuhada, Zaidan, Uswatun Hasanah, Abdul Rahim, Mohd Badrin Hanizam, Abd Gani, Siti Salwa, Halmi, Mohd Izuan Effendi
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Akademi Sains Malaysia 2020
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/88035/1/ABSTRACT.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/88035/; https://www.akademisains.gov.my/asmsj/article/biofunctional-characteristics-of-dietary-fibre-from-malaysian-ziziphus-mauritiana-leaves/

Ziziphus mauritiana derived from Rhamnaceae family plant (known as Bidara tree in Malaysia) has been consumed by Malaysian through processing the fruit into pickles or eating it fresh, while the leaves are commonly used in traditional medicine especially in Islamic medicine. However, Z. mauritiana...