Despite agricultural societies' primary reliance on crop plants, the tradition of eating wild plants has not completely disappeared. In developing countries millions of people do not have enough food and approximately, over 300 million people gain part or all of their livelihood and food from forests. Previous epidemiologic studies have consistently shown that, intake of fruits and vegetablesplay a crucial role in the prevention of chronic diseases including cardiovascular disease, cancer, Alzheimer disease, and age-related functional decline. This is attributed to the fact that these foods may provide an optimal mix of phytochemicals such as natural antioxidants and fibers along with other biotic compounds. Wild fruits can easily be managed, used and sold as they require very little input and management, but have been neglected by the scientific and development systems. Wild fruits are important source of nutrients, phytochemicals, vitamins and minerals to the rural populace; hence knowledge about their phytochemical contents and antioxidant potential is imperative. Many of wild edible fruits are scarcely known systematically, nutritionally, much less their biodiversity, phytochemical constituents or antioxidant potential throughout the world generally and in Pakistan particularly. Although Pakistan is an agricultural country but unfortunately we are not able to fulfill the food requirements of our people, in this regard wild fruits are the Nature’s gift for the inhabitants of rural areas. The Himalayan region in Pakistan is biodiversity hot spot area, particularly with reference to medicinal and edible wild food plant species. Proposed study will provide a pedestal (i) to scrutinize and identify edible wild fruits affluent in phytochemical constituents and antioxidant potential, (ii) in exploration of new and alternative food resources to improve food security of the nation, and (iii) for nutraceutical, beverages and confectionary industries of the country.