Properties of Duhat Fruit and Extract

Family: Myrtaceae Scientific name: Syzygium cumini Common name: Black Plum/Java Plum Availability: Wild-crafted, Seasonal fruiting Origin and Distribution: Duhat is native in India, Burma, Ceylon and the Andaman Islands. It can also be found in Indonesia and the Philippines.

Physical Size Color Texture Shape Seed 1 to 2 cm long dark purple to black when mature, leathery, and glossy Oval to elliptic Single large seed pH Viscosity Pigment

Chemical 4.1 anthocyanin

Components and properties: HPLC analysis revealed that hydrolyzable tannins and flavonoids are the major components of the extract. Large trees cultivated throughout India for the edible fruits (Black Plum) and are reported to contain vitamin C, gallic acid, tannins, anthocyanins, includes cyanidin, petunidin, malvidinglucoside and other components.

Pigment: Anthocyanin In Indonesia there are many purple fruits and vegetables that might contain high anthocyanin and high antioxidant activity like: java plum, mulberry, passion fruit and purple-eggplant. Among these fruits, java plum has the deepest purple color from the skin to the seed surface that is very easy to be extracted, even staining many things.