Table 1.

Mean values (%) of proximate analysis in different milk thistle varieties as well as locations

Locations	Varieties	Proteins	Ash	Fat	Fiber	Moisture	NFE
Islamabad	Blue	30.09 ± 1.50	2.37 ± 0.14	19.74 ± 0.59	7.4 ± 0.37	6.27 ± 0.37	34.13 ± 1.71
	White	27.60 ± 1.38	2.10 ± 0.08	20.79 ± 0.83	7.0 ± 0.35	6.90 ± 0.35	35.61 ± 1.78
Faisalabad	Blue	25.65 ± 1.28	2.07 ± 0.13	21.51 ± 1.29	6.40 ± 0.25	5.13 ± 0.25	39.24 ± 1.96
	White	23.01 ± 1.15	1.83 ± 0.05	22.73 ± 1.13	5.60 ± 0.33	5.60 ± 0.28	41.23 ± 2.15
Jhang	Blue	21.45 ± 1.07	1.98 ± 0.09	22.90 ± 1.15	4.73 ± 0.23	4.87 ± 0.19	44.07 ± 2.20
	White	20.74 ± 0.62	1.25 ± 0.06	23.19 ± 1.16	4.39 ± 0.13	5.01 ± 0.25	45.42 ± 2.36