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| Nelli Fruit with Leaves |
Local Names; Nelli ;
Sinhala Nelli; Tamil
Recommended Varieties – Local strain
Nutritive Values – Rich in calcium, Vitamin C and
antioxidants
Medicinal Value/Uses
Good for central and peripheral nervous system,
cardiovascular system and liver. Prevent skin diseases. Nelli is useful in
treatment for leucorrhoea.
Why are they Unique?
Nelli are well known in Sri Lanka from very early days.
Nelli has bitter taste with slight sweet after taste. It has very pleasant
green color. Nelli is cultivated as small scale orchards as well as home gardens.
Currently Nelli is cultivated in entire Sri Lanka except very high elevation.
Potential for Nelli fruit processing industry
Nelli fruit processing industry in Sri Lanka is still not
properly developed. Nelli can be used to produce different value added products
such as cordials and RTS. These value added products can be produced by either
cottage level or large scale level. In addition to that research and
development activities should initiate to identify maturity index for different
types of Nelli, storage methods, environmental and consumer friendly ripening
methods, development of value added products with enhanced shelf life and
preserve nutritional quality etc.
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| Nelli Fruit |
Reference
- Tropical fruits of Sri Lanka, Department of Agriculture, Sri Lanka
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