Nutritional quality and antinutritional composition of four non-conventional leafy vegetables

Food Chemistry

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 287-291

  Wallace, P A ^a   Marfo, E K ^b   Plahar, W A ^c  

^a Animal Research Institute Ghana   (Ghana)

^b Ghana Standards Board   (Ghana)

^c Food Research Institute Ghana   (Ghana)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKALOID; AMINO ACID; CALCIUM; COPPER; IRON; LEAD; LYSINE; METHIONINE; OXALIC ACID; PHOSPHORUS; PHYTATE; SAPONIN; TANNIN DERIVATIVE; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID ANALYSIS; ARTICLE; FOOD ANALYSIS; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; PLANT LEAF; PROTEIN CONTENT; VEGETABLE;

CHAMAESYCE HIRTA; EUPHORBIA; IPOMOEA; IPOMOEA INVOLUCRATA; LAUNAEA;

EID: 0031948513     PISSN: 03088146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0308-8146(97)00062-9     Document Type: Article

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