International Journal of Food, Nutrition & Dietetics

Our ancient literatures of Hindus’, Muslims as well as of Cristian’s are full of plants described about their nutrimental and medicinal potential. A significant number of plants described in their texts are still unidentified because of least or no interest in plant taxonomy among neither grate scientists in well-developed different organisations nor respected teachers of Universities or Colleges of repute. We can say with confidence that there are no teachers who can teach Plant Taxonomy in significant numbers of academic institutions. A man of Biotechnology can do nothing if he/she cannot identify the plant on which the work has to be worked out. As a result, due to non-identification of plants we cannot use our wealth of knowledge which has been provided by our ancestors present in form of scripts. We were presented a book written by Dr. M. I. H. Farooqi entitled “QuruaniPoudhe-VagayanicDhristi Se” while in Seminar organised by UP Biodiversity Board, Lucknow. We found that there are seventy-one plants being reported in Holy Qur’an and Bible. We have consulted the literatures available as well as the tribal of Bahraich about the uses of the plants available. The perusal of the alphabetical list of plants of Holy Qur’an reveals that there are 71 plant species representing 48 genera of 30 families. Brassicaceae, Cucurbitaceae and Moraceae family were found to be the biggest family represented by 6 plant species each whereas Caesalpiniaceae, Papilionoideae and Poaceae with 5 plant species each; Rosaceae and Rhamnaceae with 4 plant apecies; Mimosaceae, Liliaceae, Pinaceae, Euphorbiaceae, Oleaceae, Lytharaceae, Lamiaceae and Arecaceae with 2 plant species and rest fourteen species viz., Malvaceae, Asclepidiaceae, Lauraceae, Bixaceae, Dipterocarpaceae, Juglandaceae, Cuprassaceae, Lecnoraceae, Loranthaceae, Anacardiaceae, Sterculiaceae, Ericaceae, Salvadoraceae, and Vitaceae is being represented by single plant species each. Key words: Ethnobotanical; Ethnomedicinal; Potential; Plants; Qur’an.

A balanced diet combined with healthy lifestyle factors like adequate sleep ,low stress and exercise primes the body to fight infection and disease. Good nutrition supports the body throughout the life phases. The development of human body immune system is determined by the nutritional status. Nutrients are involved with the normal functioning of the immune system. Vitamin C, Vitamin D, Zinc, Selenium, Iron, and Protein have been identified as critical nutrients for the growth and function of immune cells.Deficit intake of one or more nutrients results in altered immune responses.This article highlights the importance of nutritional requirements to enhance the immune response. Key Words: Nutrition; Balanced diet; Infection; Immune system.

Corona virus disease 19 (COVID19) fetched unprecedented times for all of us. Being pandemic, COVID19 affected 223 countries and territories across the world. In various possible ways we are trying to accommodate with the situation for the best safety & care. During these tough times, as a part of our on-going efforts, we are trying to understand the corona virus, its detection techniques, patho-physiology and fast transmission. In addition, various possible preventive measures and treatment strategies came out. At the same time certain new insights appears due to this COVID19 pandemic, which are new normal due to COVID19. This review will give a glance about the origin and new insights of this pandemic. Key words: COVID19; SARS CoV2; New Normal of COVID19.

Ever since the new corona virus pandemic outbreak, a plethora of research studies on nutritional aspect have
been conducted and published. This review considers how malnutrition across all its forms of undernutrition,
micronutrient deficiencies and overnutrition may influence both susceptibility and progression of, COVID-19.
Relevant Papers were identified from Science Direct, Google Scholar and pubmed by using all combinations of the
search terms related to COVID-19 and immunonutrients.
Key-words: COVID-19; Malnutrition; Immunonutrients.
 

Aim: Toevaluate of sugar profile for Honey, Jam and Jelly by using high performance liquid chromatography
(HPLC). Material and Methods: Three samples of different brands of Honey, jam and jelly were collected from
Reliance shopping mall located in Dwarka, New Delhi.Sugar profile for Honey, Jam and Jelly were evaluated by
using high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). Results: The amount of sucrose was found higher than the
amount fructose and glucose in Jam samples and this sugar found to be in the range of (21.44-34.93), highest value
present in T3-34.93. In honey glucose found to be in the range of (31.76-36.02) which is higher than sucrose (16.95-
19.06), fructose (22.79-33.66). The highest glucose value present in T1-36.02.In Jelly, sucrose was found to be as higher
than the glucose, fructose and maltose. Maltose recorded as not detectable accept only the (T3-6.25) sample of jelly.
Conclusion: Sucrose was found to be in high amount in the product of jam and jelly and this sugar contain a large
amount of fructose (50%). So, intake of this sugar is harmful to our body because fructose is metabolized only by
liver that means a large amount of VLD is produced along with fat. Also, it cannot be controlled by brain as brain
resists leptin (a protein for energy intake regulation and to check the efficacy of metabolism). In honey, glucose was
found to be in high amount and this sugar level was above the limit of FSSAI. Excess consumption of glucose causes
cardiovascular diseases so this honey is not good for human health.
Key Words: Jam; Jelly; Honey; Fructose; Glucose; Maltose; High Performance Liquid Chromatography.