10.22376/ijpbs.2019.10.1.p1-12 Volume 6 Issue 2 2015 (April - June) After interacting with local people of Kinnaur, nine wild vegetables lessThan i greaterThan viz lessThan /i greaterThan . lessThan i greaterThan Allium wallichii lessThan /i greaterThan , lessThan i greaterThan Crambe kotschyana lessThan /i greaterThan , lessThan i greaterThan Diplezium esculentum lessThan /i greaterThan , lessThan i greaterThan Eremurus himalaicus lessThan /i greaterThan , lessThan i greaterThan Fagopyrum tataricum lessThan /i greaterThan , lessThan i greaterThan Lepyrodiclis holosteoides lessThan /i greaterThan , lessThan i greaterThan Rorippa nasturtium- aquaticum lessThan /i greaterThan , lessThan i greaterThan Silene vulgaris lessThan /i greaterThan , lessThan i greaterThan Urtica dioca lessThan /i greaterThan were selected for proximate composition analysis, including mineral and vitamin content. Young green shoot tips and leaves of lessThan i greaterThan Crambe kotschyana lessThan /i greaterThan are very rich in proteins (36.68 mg/100gm); lessThan i greaterThan Rorippa nasturtium- aquaticum lessThan /i greaterThan in minerals (16.76 mg/100gm ); and lessThan i greaterThan Diplezium esculentum lessThan /i greaterThan in vitamin C (56.87mg/100gm) and fiber (6.89mg/100gm). The range of nutrients present in these vegetables is comparable with the commonly used cultivated green leafy vegetables. Infact, the protein (4.20- 36.28mg/100gm) and iron (3- 44.2 mg/100gm) content is much higher than that most of the cultivated vegetables. The present study should be helpful to educate the local youth about the nutritional value of this plant wealth of the region and create an interest in its conservation, collection and sustainable consumption. GEETA,RICHA AND M.L. SHARMA Proximate composition; Wild vegetables; Kinnaur; Plant wealth, Sustainable. 551-558