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Volume 5, Issue 5 (Suppl)

Nat Prod Chem Res

ISSN: 2329-6836 NPCR, an open access journal

Pharmacognosy 2017

July 24-25, 2017

July 24-25, 2017 Melbourne, Australia

5

th

International Conference and Exhibition on

Pharmacognosy, Phytochemistry

& Natural Products

Proximate composition, mineral profile and β-carotene contents of new cultivars

Daucus carota

indigenous to Pakistan

Shahzad Ali Shahid Chatha, Nadeem Abbas Faisal, Abdullah Ijaz Hussain and Tanvir Ahmad

Government College University Faisalabad, Pakistan

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oot vegetables traditionally prepared and eaten with starchy bread are recognized for their adequate nutritive potential. The aim

of present study was to explore the nutritive potential of newly invented cultivars of

Daucus carota

on commercial scales. The

physicochemical and nutritive attributes of selected cultivars were investigated and the significant results (ρ>0.05) obtained viz.,

moisture (86.6-92.89%), proteins (0.56-1.68%), crude fibers (1.55-3.28%), ash (0.40-1.20%), carbohydrates (6.44-8.13%), fats (0.27-

0.46%) and calorific energy (26.38-38.42 kcal/100 g). The mineral contents determined by atomic absorption spectrophotometer

(AAS) viz., Co (0.19-0.48 µg/g), Cu (1.20-1.99 µg/g), Fe (4.01-5.90 µg/g), Sr (2.9-4.17 µg/g) and Zn (2.0-3.15 µg/g). Spectrophotometric

analysis presented the appreciable level of β-carotene (6.12-14.87 mg/100 g) proving the medicated properties of newly invented

cultivars of

D. carota

. All these results proved that the selected cultivars of

D. Carota

if consume in adequate quantity, would contribute

significantly to the nutritional requisites for human health.

chatha222@gmail.com

Nat Prod Chem Res 2017, 5:5 (Suppl)

DOI: 10.4172/2329-6836-C1-017