Abstract
The native Australian green plum (Buchanania obovata) is a small fruit that grows in the northern parts of the Northern Territory and Western Australia. The fruit belongs to the family Anacardiaceae, which includes the other agriculturally important fruit mangoes, pistachios and cashew nuts. The green plum is a favored species of fruit for the Aboriginal communities and an important bush food in the Northern Territory. To date, only minimal scientific studies have been performed on the green plum as a food. This review is about plant foods in the family Anacardiaceae and the key nutritional compounds that occur in these fruit and nuts. It looks at the more traditional nutrient profiles, some key health metabolites, allergens and anti-nutrients that occur, and the role these foods play in the health of populations. This provides a guide for future studies of the green plum to show what nutritional and anti-nutritional properties and compounds should be analyzed and if there are areas where future studies should focus. This review includes an update on studies and analysis of the green plum and how its nutritional properties give it potential as a food for diet diversification in Australia.
Highlights
The family Anacardiaceae is a member of the flowering plant order Sapindales and contains about 80 genera
This review aims to understand how best to study the green plum as a food by analyzing the nutritional properties and importance of other foods from the Anacardiaceae family
The Anacardiaceae family has a number of nutritionally important kernels, providing high levels of protein, fat, potassium, phosphorous, and amino acids
Summary
The family Anacardiaceae is a member of the flowering plant order Sapindales and contains about 80 genera. There are ∼870 species in the family characterized as deciduous or evergreen trees, shrubs and woody vines which contain resin ducts in the bark and that exude resins and gums [1]. The fruits of this family are drupes that are fleshy [1]. The Anacardiaceae family contains a number of plants that produce foods, some are globally important economically and others are important in smaller communities. They provide nutritional properties and diet diversification to people all throughout the world. Other foods in the family that are not globally available but are important in the countries they grow in include the fruit of
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