PJB-2015-217
VARIATION OF PROXIMATE COMPOSITION AND MINERALS WITHIN DIFFERENT PARTS OF CAPPARIS DECIDUA (FORSSK.) EDGEW. AS A FUNCTION OF HARVESTING SEASONS
TEHSEEN GULL1, ZAHED MAHMOOD2*, FAROOQ ANWAR3,4, BUSHRA SULTANA1*, WASIF NOUMAN5, SHAUKAT ALI SHAHID6 AND MUHAMMAD ZAFAR IQBAL7
Abstract
Capparis decidua (C. decidua) is an important medicinal plant from the family Capparaceae. The present study explores the proximate (moisture, protein, crude fiber, dry matter) composition and minerals profile of various parts including stem bark, fruit shoot, root and flower of C. decidua harvested from Cholistan desert, Punjab, Pakistan in two seasons i.e., April and September. C. decidua fruits contained relatively higher amounts of proximate constituents followed by the flowers especially in case of protein while stem bark and roots mainly contained fiber. In comparison with other parts, the content of minerals was higher while traces of heavy metals i.e. Ni, Co and Cd were recorded in C. decidua fruits and flowers. Overall, harvesting seasons exhibited a significant (p
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