Abstract
Apple farming cultivation is expanding in Balochistan. But there is no scientific study present on this subject which apple genus is beneficial according to nutritional point of view. This is the main object of this study to evaluate the nutritive composition of different Genus of apples. Keeping this objective in mind two different genus of apples were selected i.e. Malus Sylvestris and Malusdomestica. To know the percentage composition of Moisture, Ash, Brix, Fat, Pectin, Fiber, Protein, Total sugar, Calcium, Sodium, Potassium, Phosphorus, Magnesium, Iron, Fat and water soluble vitamins in apples, they have been quantitatively analyzed using Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy, Flame Photometry and other chemical methods. The nutritional assessment results show that Malusdomestica (Discovery) has an edge over Malus sylvestris (Red Sentine). The percentage of Moisture, Potassium and Ascorbic acid is slightly high in Malus Sylverstris, On the other hand the Ash, Brix, Fat, Pectin, Fiber, Protein and Total sugar percentages are comparatively high in Malusdomestica and show a difference 0.15, 3.9, 0.48, 0.4, 5.5, 0.25, 8.25 of percentages respectively. The concentration of Calcium 20.79, Sodium11.01 ,Phosphorus16.4 , Magnesium 14.62, Iron 7.23 and Vitamin A 0.97 ( mg/100gm) in Discovery apples and show a respective difference from MalusSylverstris Calcium 0.99, Sodium 8.21, Phosphorus 0.3, Magnesium 6.82, Iron 3.23 and Vitamin A is 0.04 in mg/100gm.