TY - JOUR T1 - Proximate and Minerals Composition of Mentha Piperita Varieties of Valley Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan A1 - Javid Ali A1 - Farhat Ali Khan A1 - Sudhair Abbas A1 - Shamsur Rehman A1 - Jehangir Shah A1 - Inayat Ur Rahman JF - specialty journal of biological sciences JO - SPEC. J. BIOL. SCI. SN - 2412-7396 Y1 - 2017 VL - 3 IS - 4 SP - 29 EP - 32 N2 - The present studies were carried out to investigate the physiochemical and minerals analysis of the two varieties of mentha grown in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa-Pakistan. The proximate composition was determined according to standard official approved methods. The highest proximate values moisture 6.5±1.0% (stem), ash 10±2.0% (leaves), fat 2.4±0.5% (leaves), fiber 10±0.5% (stem) and protein 5.5±2.0% (leaves) of Mentha piperita citrate were found. Flame Photometer and Atomic Absorption Spectrometric techniques were applied for the minerals analysis. Na, K, Mg, Cu and Mn, were highest in leaves of M. piperita citrate. While maximum quantity of Fe and Zn were determined in leaves of M. piperita perpeta, P and Cr were not found in any varieties parts. UR - https://sciarena.com/article/proximate-and-minerals-composition-of-mentha-piperita-varieties-of-valley-peshawar-khyber-pakhtunkhwa-pakistan ER -