Ghana is endowed with a lot of indigenous leaf and fruit vegetables which are nutritious and
are used in the treatment of many ailments. However, current changes in food habits in both …

The objective of this study was to analyze the nutritional, antinutritional and mineral
compositions of eight locally available underutilized green leafy vegetables of Sonitpur …

African yam bean (AYB) is an important but neglected and underutilized crop producing
edible seeds and tubers. The poor awareness of the nutritional values of AYB constitutes …

Abstract Gbolo (Crassocephalum crepidioides and Crassocephalum rubens) is a traditional
leafy vegetable highly consumed in southern and central Benin, as well as in some part of …

ABSTRACT Aim: The State of Assam is gifted with diverse flora including thousands of wild
edible plants. The consumption of a large variety of wild plants by Bodos, an ethnic group …

African locust bean is an important non-timber leguminous tree species for food security in
Sahelian zones of Africa. Despite its multipurpose uses by local inhabitants, not much is …

Proximate, mineral and microbial analysis of kunu drinks obtained from three different cereal
sources (maize, millet and guinea corn) were carried out. The proximate parameters …

Minerals are natural inorganic substances that possess definite chemical composition and
atomic structure. Nearly five percent of the body is composed of inorganic materials, the …

Objectives: Bauchi is one of the 36 states in Nigeria, the seventh most populous country in
the world. This area has the second highest prevalence of thinness among women; with …

The study investigated the nutritive elements of four species of Basella and two other
commonly eaten vegetables (Amaranthus hybridus and Talinum triangulare). The …