Open AccessDetermination of Nutritional Status of Some Vegetables Grown with Different Water Resource Applications in Sargodha, Pakistan
Author(s) -
Kafeel Ahmad,
Asma Ashfaq,
Zafar Iqbal Khan,
Humayun Bashir,
Mudasra Munir,
Ifra Saleem,
Khalid Nawaz,
Hafsa Memoona,
Madiha Sana,
Ijaz Rasool Noorka,
Shahzadi Mahpara,
Naunain Mahmood,
Hira Muqaddas
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
pakistan journal of scientific and industrial research. series b: biological sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2223-2567
pISSN - 2221-6421
DOI - 10.52763/pjsir.biol.sci.64.2.2021.167.174
Subject(s) - trigonella , proximate , nutrient , food science , chemistry , biology , toxicology , botany , ecology
Proximate and nutritional concentrations of some vegetables irrigated with different types of water were determined in present study. Allium fistulosum showed highest concentrations of N and P at site3 and site1, respectively. Highest ash concentration in Trigonella foenum-graecum demonstrated high mineral concentration of this vegetable. The crude protein contents ranged from 15.38% to 26.19% and crude fiber contents ranged from 12.81% to 16.73% in all vegetables. The tannins and saponins contents showed significant (P<0.05) result among all vegetables at all sites. Proximate and nutrient analysis of cultivated vegetables can help us to determine the health benefits achieved from their use in marginal communities.