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    QUANTIFICATION OF POPPY (Papaver somniferum) PROTEIN THROUGH DIFFERENT METHODS
    (UMT.Lahore, 2021-07) RAHEELA AKHTAR
    The poppy plant belongs to the Papaveraceae family. It is an annual plant and its scientific name is Papaver somniferum. It contains 49.9% fat, 5.3% moisture,18.3% carbohydrate, 3.9% ash and 21.6% protein. It has a large amount of protein which is about 21%. Different varieties of poppy contain different quantities of protein. Mostly poppy seeds are used in food production due to the high content of protein and oil. Previous studies showed that poppy protein was quantified through Kjeldahl and Bradford method. Amino acid composition showed that it had a lot of valine, isoleucine, leucine, phenylalanine, lysine, aspartic, glutamic acid, and arginine. In this study, the poppy protein was quantified from Kjeldhal, Bradford, Biuret, and Lowry method and their results showed that poppy contains 21% protein. There was no significant difference in poppy protein results through all methods. Due to the high quantity of protein its meal was used in bread fortification.