PJB-2018-481
ELEMENTAL COMPOSITION, HEAVY METALS AND NUTRITIONAL DETERMINATION OF DAPHNE MUCRONATA
Asma Shah
Abstract
Plant species that are consumed as food sources in several ways accumulates some percentage of metals that can contribute to metabolism of human body. Therefore, this study was conducted to examine the concentrations of various elements, heavy metals and nutrients in Daphne mucronata collected from Marghuzar District Swat. Results revealed that D. mucronata was dominated by Ca (42.26 ± 0.232 mg/L) followed by Pb (0.404 ± 0.0687 mg/L), Fe (0.316 ± 0.0195 mg/L), Mn (0.285 ± 0.0048 mg/L) and Zn (0.176 ± 0.0022 mg/L). The plant is a good source of minerals. Nutritional analysis revealed presence of carbohydrate (61.56±0.48%), protein (4.12±0.34%), fat (2.733±0.26%), fiber (23.58±0.40%), ash (9.94±0.22%) and moisture (3.85±0.17%). Furthermore, the plant has ethnobotanical importance.
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