Probiotic Potential, Iron and Zinc Bioaccessibility, and Sensory Quality of Uapaca kirkiana Fruit Jam Fermented with Lactobacillus rhamnosus Yoba

Table 1

Ranking of indigenous fruit trees (IFTs) as food resources by locals in Gokwe, Bikita, and Kazangarare, Zimbabwe.

Local name	Botanical name	Family	Use	Rank	Consumption (%)
Gokwe communal area
Wild loquat (Eng), mushuku/muzhanje (Sh), umhobohobo (Nd)	Uapaca kirkiana	Euphorbiaceae	Fruit eaten raw without seeds	1	70
Monkey orange (Eng), mutamba (Sh), umkhemeswane (Nd)	Strychnos cocculoides	Strychnaceae	Fruit eaten raw	2	55
Bird plum (Eng), munyii (Sh), umnyiyi (Nd)	Berchemia discolor	Rhamnaceae	Fruit pulp eaten raw	3	45
Chocolate berry (Eng), mutsubvu (Sh), umtshwankela (Nd)	Vitex payos	Lamiaceae	Fruit eaten raw	4	40
Snot apple (Eng), mutohwe (Sh)	Azanza garckeana	Malvaceae	Fruit is chewed raw without seeds	5	35
Kazangarare communal area
Chocolate berry (Eng), mutsubvu (Sh), umtshwankela (Nd)	Vitex payos	Lamiaceae	Fruit pulp eaten raw	1	74
Wild loquat (Eng), mushuku/muzhanje (Sh), umhobohobo (Nd)	Uapaca kirkiana	Euphorbiaceae	Fruit eaten raw	2	70
Bird plum (Eng), munyii (Sh), umnyiyi (Nd)	Berchemia discolor	Rhamnaceae	Fruit pulp eaten raw	2	62
Snot apple (Eng), mutohwe(Sh)	Azanza garckeana	Malvaceae	Fruit is chewed raw without seeds	3	47
Monkey orange (Eng), mutamba (Sh), umkhemeswane (Nd)	Strychnos cocculoides	Strychnaceae	Fruit eaten raw	4	40
Bakota plum (Eng); munhunguru (Sh), umqokolo (Nd)	Flacourtia indica	Salicaceae	Fruit is eaten raw	5	35
Bikita communal area
Wild loquat (Eng), mushuku/muzhanje (Sh), umhobohobo (Nd)	Uapaca kirkiana	Euphorbiaceae	Fruit eaten raw	1	76
Chocolate berry (Eng), mutsubvu (Sh), umtshwankela (Nd)	Vitex payos	Lamiaceae	Fruit pulp raw	1	60
Monkey orange (Eng), mutamba (Sh), umkhemeswane (Nd)	Strychnos cocculoides	Strychnaceae	Fruit eaten raw	2	53
Bird plum (Eng), munyii (Sh), umnyiyi (Nd)	Berchemia discolor	Rhamnaceae	Fruit pulp eaten raw	3	51
Bakota plum (Eng), munhunguru (Sh), umqokolo (Nd)	Flacourtia indica	Salicaceae	Fruit eaten raw	4	48
Waterberry (Eng), mukute (Sh)	Syzygium cordatum	Myrtaceae	Fruit eaten raw	4	45
Mobola plum (Eng), muhacha/muchakata (Sh)	Parinari curatellifolia	Chrysobalanaceae	Fruit pulp eaten raw	5	36

Key: Eng: English; Sh: Shona; Nd: Ndebele.