Nutrient content of eight African leafy vegetables and their potential contribution to dietary reference intakes

Journal of Food Composition and Analysis

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 77-84

  Van Jaarsveld, Paul ^a   Faber, Mieke ^a   van Heerden, Ina ^b   Wenhold, Friede ^c   Jansen van Rensburg, Willem ^b   van Averbeke, Wim ^d  

^a SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^d TSHWANE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Food analysis; Food composition; Iron; Leafy vegetables; Nutrient content; Recommended dietary allowance; South Africa; Traditional foods; Underutilized species; Vitamin A

Indexed keywords

EID: 84892877379     PISSN: 08891575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfca.2013.11.003     Document Type: Article

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