Physico-Chemical Properties and Sensory Evaluation of Jam Made from Black-Plum Fruit (Vitex Doniana) (Report‪)‬

INTRODUCTION The awareness of the significant contributions that wild-growing indigenous fruits make to the diets of a good percentage of the African population, especially in the sub-Sahara is increasing [1, 2, 3, 4]. They serve to supplement the nutrients provided by cereals, legumes and root crops. They are important sources of carbohydrate, calcium, magnesium, potassium and vitamin C and are pleasant to taste. They also provide substantial income to the economy of the rural populace in its place as an article of informal trade. In Africa, particularly in the Sahel regions where drought and other weather-related calamities reduce traditional staple crop yields, wild fruits are gaining increasing importance.