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Table 8 Nutritional quality attributes of AIVs and exotic vegetable crops (mg/100 g)

From: Opportunities for African indigenous vegetables (AIVs): regulations in the vegetable seed sector in sub Saharan Africa

Crop

PR

FE

ZN

K

PP

CU

MAG

CA

VIT A

VIT C

Spider Plant

2.6–6.8

8.4–15.9

12.8

410

18.0

2.0–8.0

86

2209.8

6.7–18.9

–

Amarathus

3.2–5.3

3.0–12.2

2.4

201

18

10.84

93

480–900

1.7–10.7

3.86

Black jack

5.2

–

–

653

534

5.9

609

618

–

–

Okra

4.5–5.64

7.7–9.44

6.4

436

746

2.69

386

360–497

6.4

14.6

Kale

2.5

32

–

–

–

–

–

187

7.3

 

Cabbage

1.4–1.8

0.47–0.8

0.18

170

26

–

12

44

1.2

36.6

Spinach

1.8–2.3

32

–

–

–

–

–

93

5.1

–

Lettuce

1.36

0.86

0.18

194

29

0.029

13

36

–

9.2

Cauliflower

1.92

0.42

0.27

299

–

0.039

15

22

–

48.2

  1. Pr protein, Fe iron, Zn zinc, K potassium, Pp phosphorus, Cu copper, Mag magnesium, Ca calcium, Vit A vitamin A, Muchuwetu et al. 2009, Mpala et al. 2013, Abukutsa Onyango 2003, Nyadanu and Lowor 2014, Yang and Keding 2012