Physico-Chemical and Nutritional Characterization of Arbutus unedo L. from the Region of Tiaret (Algeria)

In Algeria, wild berries Arbutus unedo L, known as "lendj" remain unexploited and little studies have been devoted to it. The presented work aims to study the physicochemical and nutritional characteristics of this fruit, The Arbtus unedo L. fruits are acidic (pH = 3.4 ± 0.005), rich in dietary fiber (18.63% ± 0.212) and polyphenols (21.13 mg GAE / g ± 0.03) and are an important source of vitamin C (527.21 mg / 100g) and malic acid (282.3 mg / 100g), but low in fat (0.68 ± 0.127%) and pectin (0.084% ± 0.002.