Preliminary assessment of nutritional value of traditional leafy vegetables in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Journal of Food Composition and Analysis

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 430-435

  Odhav, B ^a   Beekrum, S ^a   Akula, Us ^a   Baijnath, H ^b  

^a DURBAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

African leafy vegetables; Antioxidants; Food supplement; Mineral content; Nutritional value

Indexed keywords

AMARANTHUS; AMARANTHUS DUBIUS; AMARANTHUS HYBRIDUS; AMARANTHUS SPINOSUS; ASYSTASIA GANGETICA; BIDENS PILOSA; CENTELLA ASIATICA; CERATOTHECA TRILOBA; CHENOPODIUM ALBUM; CLEOME; CLEOME MONOPHYLLA; CUCUMIS; CUCUMIS METULIFERUS; EMEX AUSTRALIS; GALINSOGA PARVIFLORA; JUSTICIA; MOMORDICA; MOMORDICA BALSAMINA; OXYGONUM; PHYSALIS; PHYSALIS VISCOSA; PORTULACA OLERACEA; PORTULACACEAE; SENNA; SENNA OCCIDENTALIS; SOLANUM; SOLANUM NODIFLORUM; WAHLENBERGIA;

EID: 34147125393     PISSN: 08891575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfca.2006.04.015     Document Type: Article

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