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NUTRITIONAL LEVELS OF INDIGOFERA GERARDIANA WALL AND CRATAEGUS SONGRICA K. KOCH

MUHAMMAD NISAR^1*, SHAFIQ AHMAD TARIQ² AND IHSANULLAH³

 
Abstract: In the present study, various physio-chemical parameters i.e. moisture, ash, fiber, protein, fats, oils and carbohydrates were determined in the whole plants samples of Indigofera gerardiana and berries of Crataegus songrica. The percent levels of moisture (4.8), ash (4.79) and fats (3.03) were higher in Crateagus songrica compared to the levels of moisture (3.06), ash (4.23) and fats (2.37) in Indigofera gerardiana. The % levels of protein (3.7) and fibers (17.8) were same in both plants while the level of carbohydrate (68.84) was higher in Indigofera gerardiana as compared to the levels of carbohydrate (65.88) in Crataegus songrica.

¹Institute of Chemical Sciences, University of Peshawar, Peshawar-25120, Pakistan.

²Department of Pharmacy, University of Peshawar, Peshawar-25120, Pakistan.

³Nuclear Institute for Food & Agriculture (NIFA), Tarnab, Peshawar, Pakistan

Corresponding author's e-mail: akhundin@yahoo.com