FOOD SCIENCE ›› 2005, Vol. 26 ›› Issue (9): 602-604.

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Progress in Nutrition and Functional Components of Loquat

 ZHANG  Yu, WANG  Jian-Qing   

  1. Institute of Quality Standards of Agro-produce,Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences
  • Online:2005-09-15 Published:2011-09-20

Abstract: Loquat has abundant nutrition which are essential to the health of man. The fruit, seed, flower and leaf have good medical function. The progress in the nutrition and medical function, the functional ingredients and pharmacology, and the methods for extraction,separation, and purification of functional components of loquat was reviewed. And the utilization prospect of loquat was analyzed in this paper.

Key words: loquat, nutrition, functional components