AN OVERVIEW OF BETEL LEAF (PIPER BETLE L.): A REVIEW
Journal Title: Annals. Food Science and Technology - Year 2016, Vol 17, Issue 2
Abstract
The betel leaf is also known as Piper betle L. It is also commonly known as ‘Paan’ in India. It belongs to the family Piperaceae, i.e. the Black Pepper family. There are about 100 varieties of betel vine in the world, of which about 40 are found in India. The leaves are very rich in minerals and phyto-chemicals constituents. Besides that, India has an income of more than 7000 crore every year from betel leaf. It is estimated that about 20 million people derive their livelihood directly or indirectly, partly or fully from production, processing, handling, transportation and marketing of betel leaves in India, including about 5 million workers from state of West Bengal. The leaves has several beneficial effects like antioxidant, anti cancerous, anti bacterial etc. Though the leaves has several beneficial effect, still a huge amount of wastage of leaves takes place every year which ranging from 35-70% due to storage, transport, perishability. The aim of this review is to focus on the production, wastage scenario, different beneficial effects of betel leaf such as antibacterial, anti cancerous, antioxidant etc. The impact of betel leaf on Indian economy, different attempts to increase the shelf life and minimization of wastage also have been focused in this review.
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Mazumder Saikat
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