The physico-chemical characteristics and some nutritional values of vegetable amaranth sold in Nairobi-Kenya

Ecology of Food and Nutrition

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 382-398

  Onyango, Cecilia M ^a   Shibairo, Solomon I ^a   Imungi, Jasper K ^a   Harbinson, Jeremy ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Marketing; Nairobi Kenya; Nutrition; Postharvest handling; Traditional vegetables

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; IRON; LEAFY VEGETABLE; MARKETING; MOISTURE CONTENT; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; NUTRITIVE VALUE; PROTEIN; TRACE ELEMENT; ZINC;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; KENYA; NAIROBI [KENYA]; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

AMARANTHUS CAUDATUS; CLEOME; GYNANDROPSIS GYNANDRA; SOLANUM NIGRUM; VIGNA UNGUICULATA;

EID: 48549103166     PISSN: 03670244     EISSN: 15435237     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03670240802003926     Document Type: Article

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