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Proximate Composition and Nutritive Value of Some Leafy Vegetables from Faisalabad, Pakistan

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  • Mobeen

    (Department of Botany, Government College University Faisalabad, Faisalabad 38000, Pakistan
    These authors contributed equally to this work.)

  • Xiukang Wang

    (College of Life Sciences, Yan’an University, Yan’an 716000, China)

  • Muhammad Hamzah Saleem

    (College of Plant Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
    These authors contributed equally to this work.)

  • Abida Parveen

    (Department of Botany, Government College University Faisalabad, Faisalabad 38000, Pakistan)

  • Sahar Mumtaz

    (Department of Botany, Division of Science and Technology, University of Education, Lahore 54770, Pakistan)

  • Amara Hassan

    (Department of Botany, Government College University Faisalabad, Faisalabad 38000, Pakistan)

  • Muhammad Adnan

    (Department of Agriculture, University of Swabi, Swabi 23561, Pakistan)

  • Sajid Fiaz

    (Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics, The University of Haripur, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 22620, Pakistan)

  • Sajjad Ali

    (Department of Botany, Bacha Khan University, Charsadda 24461, Pakistan)

  • Zafar Iqbal Khan

    (Department of Botany, University of Sargodha, Sargodha 40100, Pakistan)

  • Shafaqat Ali

    (Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Government College University Allama Iqbal Road, 38000 Faisalabad, Pakistan
    Department of Biological Sciences and Technology, China Medical University, Taichung City 40402, Taiwan)

  • Ghulam Yasin

    (Department of Botany, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan 60800, Pakistan)

Abstract

The supply of nutrients and proximate matter is insufficient to fulfil the dietary needs of the quickly expanding human population. Green leafy vegetables can prove economical sources of minerals, vitamins and fibers to overcome nutritional deficiencies. Five leafy vegetables ( Brassica juncea , Spinacia oleracea , Trigonella foenum-graecum , Chenopodium album and Lactuca sativa ) were collected from a horticulture garden and vegetable market for the evaluation of their proximate matter and nutritional composition. Their contents of proximate (moisture, ash, fats, fibers, carbohydrates and protein), minerals (Ca 2+ , K + and P + ) and anti-nutrients were examined using standard protocols. The contents of fats (0.43 mg g −1 f.w.) in S. oleracea ; fibers (0.8 mg g −1 f.w.) in S. olerace ; carbohydrates (0.89 mg g −1 f.w.); in B. juncea , proteins (0.91 mg g −1 f.w.) in L. sativa ; and vitamin A (1.18 mg g −1 f.w.) in C. album from the horticulture garden were high enough to meet the daily dietary requirements of adults. Tannins were higher in species collected from the market, which is toxic for human health. It is concluded that vegetables of horticulture garden grown in suitable environmental conditions possess better nutritional composition as compared to vegetables purchased from markets. However, a large-scale research is needed for the analysis of vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, anti-nutrients and heavy metals in leafy vegetables. Further research on ethnomedicinal attributes of leafy vegetables is recommended.

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  • Mobeen & Xiukang Wang & Muhammad Hamzah Saleem & Abida Parveen & Sahar Mumtaz & Amara Hassan & Muhammad Adnan & Sajid Fiaz & Sajjad Ali & Zafar Iqbal Khan & Shafaqat Ali & Ghulam Yasin, 2021. "Proximate Composition and Nutritive Value of Some Leafy Vegetables from Faisalabad, Pakistan," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(15), pages 1-16, July.
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