Abstract
Proximate nutritional, elemental and phytochemical analysis of selected wild edible plants of District Malakand, Pakistan
Highlights
The objective of this survey was to examine the nutritional, elemental and phytochemical analyses of selected wild edible species of Disttrict Malakand Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
The value of crude fats was found maximum in Nasturtium officinale (3.96%) and minimum value was found in Malva neglecta (2.25%)
The results showed that these wild edible species contain essential elements
Summary
The plants which grow on their own in and traditions of the local folks throughout natural habitats and are used as a food are the globe [2]. These wild edible species not called wild edible plants (WEPs) [1]. The native people, from their own hunger The consumption of such edible experiences, have knowledge about the species for nutrition and diet are considered significance and role of such plants in their. The dried samples of different plants were grinded into fine powder in a grind mixer and kept in air tight plastic bottles for further nutritional, elemental and phytochemical analyses [12, 13].
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