Abstract
Seventeen wild fruit species from the Chapleau Crown Game Preserve in northern Ontario were investigated for composition and energy value. The mean moisture, fat, protein and carbohydrate levels were 77.1, 0.84, 1.6 and 7.6%, respectively, based on fresh fruit weight. Carbohydrates showed the greatest variations in composition with values ranging from 1.8% for corn lily to 16.4% for wild sarsaparilla. Total energy values were calculated from the compositional data. Wild sarsaparilla (73.4 kcal 100 g−1), pincherry (69.8 kcal 100 g−1), red elderberry (68.8 kcal 100 g−1), serviceberry (54.0 kcal 100 g−1) and lowbush blueberry (52.5 kcal 100 g−1) were ranked in the top five. Two species of lowbush blueberries (V. angustifolium and V. myrtilloides) were studied for location and level of slope effects on composition and total energy values. Key words: Wild fruits, composition, energy values, Vaccinium angustifolium, Vaccinium myrtilloides, lowbush blueberry
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