Post harvest losses in vegetables.

A. Waheed; M. Z. Iqbal; F. H. Shah

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Post harvest losses in vegetables.

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A. Waheed Chemistry Department, Government F. C. College, Lahore, Pakistan

M. Z. Iqbal Institute of Chemistry, University of Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan

F. H. Shah Pakistan Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, PCSIR Laboratories, Lahore, Pakistan

Abstract

Post-harvest losses in vegetables have been studied. The maximum (52%) quantitative loss was recorded in spinach of which 25% was at retailers' shop. Proximate analysis of vegetables at different maturity stages indicated that the nutritional composition of vegetables were species specific and maturity dependent. Protein contents of leafy vegetables were high (25-46%) at immature stage while roots and tubers indicated high (6.9-13.7%) protein contents at over mature stage. Leafy vegetables accumulated more sodium and potassium as compared to the rest of the vegetables. Vitamin contents of all the vegetables were high at mature stage and indicated significant losses during storage.

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Page(s) 268-273

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Published Journal: Pakistan Journal of Scientific and Industrial Research, Volume: 29, Issue: 4, Year: 1986

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