TI: Nutrient composition of five "draw" leafy vegetables of Adamawa state, Nigeria.
AU: Ijomah-JU; Igwe-EC; Audu-A
AD: Department of Forestry and Wildlife Management, Federal University of Technology, Yola, Nigeria.
SO: Global-Journal-of-Pure-and-Applied-Sciences. 2000, 6: 3, 547-551; 15 ref.
PY: 2000
LA: English

AB: The nutrient compositions of leaves of Sesamum indicum, Adansonia digitata, Corchorus olitorius, okras and C. esthuens [C. aestuans?] were investigated. Moisture contents were comparatively high with quantities not more than 794±5.41 mg/g while the ash levels were low (14.4±0.38-29.9±0.67 mg/g) but sufficient to supplement the required vegetable ash index (3%) for the body. The crude protein contents were significantly low 58.8±0.06-127.5±1.05 mg/g but sufficient enough as complementary to the starch-based food of the population of the area. The ascorbic acid contents were highest for A. digitata (856.8±4.08 mg/g) and C. olitorius (571.2±3.01 mg/g), and could serve as a source of vitamin C for the body. High calcium concentrations in okra leaves were also observed.

DE: leafy-vegetables; vegetables-; ascorbic-acid; crude-protein; leaves-; plant-composition; chemical-composition; moisture-content; ash-; calcium-; nutritive-value; proteins-; jute-; okras-; sesame-
OD: Adansonia-; Corchorus-olitorius; Corchorus-; Abelmoschus-esculentus; Hibiscus-; Sesamum-; Sesamum-indicum; Adansonia-digitata
GE: Nigeria-
ID: Corchorus-aestuans
RN: 50-81-7; 7440-70-2
BT: Bombacaceae; Malvales; dicotyledons; angiosperms; Spermatophyta; plants; Corchorus; Tiliaceae; Abelmoschus; Malvaceae; Pedaliaceae; Scrophulariales; Sesamum; Adansonia; West-Africa; Africa-South-of-Sahara; Africa; Developing-Countries; ACP-Countries; Commonwealth-of-Nations; Anglophone-Africa
CC: FF003; FF040; QQ050; VV100
CD: Horticultural-Crops; Plant-Composition; Crop-Produce; Human-Nutrition-General
PT: Journal-article
UD: 20010115
AN: 20000313791