Nutritional potential of the leaves and seeds of black nightshade - Solanum nigrum L. Var virginicum from Afikpo-Nigeria

Pakistan Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 323-326

  Akubugwo, I E ^a   Obasi, A N ^a   Ginika, S C ^a  

^a ABIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Proximate and photochemical composition; Solanum nigrum

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ASCORBIC ACID; CALCIUM; CARBOHYDRATE; CYANIDE; FOLIC ACID; IRON; MAGNESIUM; MANGANESE; MINERAL; OXALIC ACID; PHENOL; PHOSPHORUS; POTASSIUM; RETINOL; SODIUM; STEROL; SULFUR; VITAMIN B GROUP; ZINC;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT LEAF; PLANT SEED; PROTEIN CONTENT; SOLANUM NIGRUM;

SOLANUM NIGRUM;

EID: 34249944528     PISSN: 16805194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/pjn.2007.323.326     Document Type: Article

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