Eichhornia crassipes (Mart.) Solms: Uses, Challenges, Threats, and Prospects

Table 2

Isolated primary metabolite contents (mg/gdw) from different plant parts of Eichhornia crassipes.

S.no.	Metabolites (%)	Petiole	Roots	Leaves
1	Carbohydrate	56.33 ± 0.094	38.16 ± 0.102	57.26 ± 0.065
2	Lipid/fat	2.35 ± 0.187	2.79 ± 0.131	5.22 ± 0.110
3	Protein	5.53 ± 0.214	8.48 ± 0.200	15.08 ± 0.084
4	Amino acid	1.53 ± 0.082	1.14 ± 0.126	1.67 ± 0.122