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Full Length Research Paper
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Proximate and nutrient
analysis of selected vegetable species: A case study of
Karak region, Pakistan
Javid Hussain1*, Abdul Latif Khan1, 2,
Najeeb ur Rehman1, Muhammad Hamayun2,
Tahir Shah3, Mudihra Nisar1, Tasneem
Bano1, Zabta Khan Shinwari4 and
In-Jung Lee2
1Department
of Chemistry, Kohat University of Science and Technology
Kohat 26000 Pakistan.
2School
of Applied Bioscience, Kyungpook National University, Daegu,
Republic of Korea.
3National
Center of Excellence in Geology, University of Peshawar,
Pakistan.
4Department
of Plant Sciences, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad.
*Corresponding author. E-mail:
javidhej@yahoo.com.
Accepted 15
April, 2009 |
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Abstract |
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Karak,
an arid region, have limited water and land resources to
cultivate various crops specially vegetables. However, a few
seasonal vegetable are available to the local communities in
meager quantities. The ash, carbohydrate, protein, moisture,
fat, fiber contents, energy values and nutrient composition
of eight vegetables’ Abelmoschus esculentus, Spinacia
oleraceae, Praecitrullus fistulosus, Luffa acutangula,
Allium sativum, Amaranthus viridus, Chenopodium album
and Momordica charantia were determined. Among these,
A. sativum, S. oleraceae and C. album have the
highest micro and macronutrients.
Key
words:
Proximate analysis, macro and micronutrients analysis,
vegetable plants species, Karak, Pakistan. |
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