TY - JOUR
T1 - Proximate and nutrient analysis of selected vegetable species
T2 - A case study of Karak region, Pakistan
AU - Hussain, Javid
AU - Khan, Abdul Latif
AU - Rehman, Najeeb Ur
AU - Hamayun, Muhammad
AU - Shah, Tahir
AU - Nisar, Mudihra
AU - Bano, Tasneem
AU - Shinwari, Zabta Khan
AU - Lee, In Jung
PY - 2009/6/17
Y1 - 2009/6/17
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
KW - Karak
KW - Macro and micronutrients analysis
KW - Pakistan
KW - Proximate analysis
KW - Vegetable plants species
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=67650446015&partnerID=8YFLogxK
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:67650446015
SN - 1684-5315
VL - 8
SP - 2725
EP - 2729
JO - African Journal of Biotechnology
JF - African Journal of Biotechnology
IS - 12
ER -