Traditional green leafy vegetables as underutilised sources of micronutrients in a rural farming community in south-west Nigeria I: estimation of vitamin C, carotenoids and mineral contents

Isibhakhomen Ejoh, Shirley; Dufie Wireko‐Manu, Faustina; Page, David; M.G.C. Renard, Catherine

doi:10.1080/16070658.2019.1652963

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Traditional green leafy vegetables as underutilised sources of micronutrients in a rural farming community in south-west Nigeria I: estimation of vitamin C, carotenoids and mineral contents

Published in South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Oct 23, 2019

Authors:

Shirley Isibhakhomen Ejoh

Faustina Dufie Wireko‐Manu

David Page

Abstract

Objective: To determine the micronutrient composition of fresh and boiled traditional green leafy vegetables (TGLVs).Design: Sixteen TGLVs categorised into cultivated and uncultivated vegetables were analysed for vitamin C (ascorbic acid [AA] and dehydroascorbate [DHAA]), β-carotene, lutein and mine...

Subject

Amaranthus hybridus

Micronutrient

Leafy vegetables

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