Nutritional qualities and phytochemical constituents of Clerodendrum volubile, a tropical non-conventional vegetable

International Food Research Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 1393-1399

  Erukainure, O L ^a   Oke, O V ^a   Ajiboye, A J ^b   Okafor, O Y ^a  

^a FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH   (Nigeria)

^b BELLS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Clerodendrum volubile; Mineral; Phytochemicals; Proximate analysis; Vitamin

Indexed keywords

CLERODENDRUM;

EID: 80052873399     PISSN: 19854668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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