Original Article NUTRITIONAL ANALYSIS OF SOME SELECTED WILD EDIBLE SPECIES CONSUMED BY THE

The paper deals with the native uses of ethno botanical species, identification and chemical analysis of some selected wild edible plants consumed by the Bodo tribes inhabiting in various areas of Kokrajhar district. A total of one eighty-one wild edible plant species were identified and recorded of which ten species are chemically analyzed and presented in this paper. The results revealed that the leaves contain moisture content in the range of (81-94.5 % fw); ash content (20-43 % dw); crude protein (13.81-23.66%dw); total solids (11.5-19 dw); carbohydrates (7.6-48.4 % dw) and crude fat (0.54-2.37 % dw). Mineral content ranges were Zn (0.245-10.96ppm), Mg (1.10-6.433), Mo (1.18-6.58ppm), Cu (0.168-0.551), Fe (15.97-27.44) and Mn (0.424-3.488). Comparing the nutritional contents with recommended dietary allowances (RDA), the results indicated that these wild edible plants could act as a good supplement for various nutrients like proteins, carbohydrates and micronutrients