NUTRITIONAL STATUS OF Chenopodium ambrosioides GROWN IN KANGRA VALLEY
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2019-07-28
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CSKHPKV. Palampur
Abstract
In the present investigation entitled “Nutritional Status of Chenopodium
ambrosioides grown in Kangra Valley” the leaf samples of Chenopodium
ambrosioides collected from twelve locations of Kangra valley were evaluated for
various biochemical and phytochemical constituents of quality significance.
Significant variation in biochemical constituents among various Chenopodium
ambrosioides collections was observed i.e. moisture (26.01 to 36.64 per cent), total
ash (15.01 to 19.15 per cent), crude protein (23.18 to 31.20 per cent), crude fat (2.73
to 6.89 per cent), crude fibre (9.01 to 10.69 per cent), total carbohydrate (4.95 to
13.68 per cent), sodium (227.50 to 315.00 mg/100g), calcium (912.50 to 1025.00
mg/100g), potassium (982.50 to 1086.67 mg/100g), iron (0.64 to 0.69 mg/100g), zinc
(0.11 to 0.14 mg/100g), manganese (0.05 to 0.11 mg/100g) and copper (0.13 to 0.45
mg/100g). Phytochemical constituents also showed considerable variation in the total
phenols (326.33 to 489.56 mg/100g), tannins (75.16 to 195.06 mg/100g), total
chlorophyll (0.87 to 1.68 mg/g), carotenoids (13.33 to 23.87 µg/g), ascorbic acid (7.25
to 17.29 mg/100g), PPO (polyphenol oxidase) activity (0.045 to 0.092 ΔOD/min), and
antioxidant activity (4.53 to 9.18 µg/ml). Multi-purpose/versatile collections were
identified based on cumulative rating as Dehra, Harchkiyan, Jaswan, Palampur and
Daroh followed by Thural for proximate composition, mineral content and
phytochemical constituents excelling in that order of preference.