TI: Energy and micronutrient composition of dietary and medicinal wild plants consumed during drought. Study of rural Fulani, northeastern Nigeria.
AU: Lockett-CT; Calvert-CC; Grivetti-LE
AD: Department of Nutrition, University of California, 1 Peter J. Shields Avenue,
Davis, CA 95616, USA.
SO:
International-Journal-of-Food-Sciences-and-Nutrition. 2000, 51: 3, 195-208;
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PY: 2000
LA: English
AB: Two rural settled Fulani villages, northeastern Nigeria, were surveyed
for dietary practices and use of edible wild plants (n=100 households). Commonly
consumed species of edible wild barks, fruits, leaves, nuts, seeds, and tubers
were analyzed for protein, fat, and carbohydrate and for minerals. Kuka bark
(Adansonia digitata) given to infants to increase weight gain was high in fat,
calcium, copper, iron, and zinc. Cediya (Ficus thonningii), dorowa (Parkia biglobosa)
and zogale (Moringa oleifera) were good sources of protein and fat and excellent
sources of calcium and iron or copper and zinc. Fruits, leaves, and nuts of
aduwa (Balanites aegyptiaca) were widely used during the dry season and during
drought. Edible wild species available during the wet season generally were
inferior in energy and micronutrient mineral content compared to dry season
plants. Fruits commonly eaten by children were poor sources of protein and minerals
but rich in carbohydrate and fiber. Tsamiya seeds (Tamarindus indica) were good
sources of zinc and used to make dawwa (porridge) commonly consumed during pregnancy.
Kirya seeds (Prosopos africana) contained the highest zinc concentrations. Shiwaka
leaves (Veronia colorate) consumed by pregnant women to increase breastmilk
production and to expel intestinal worms, were high in fiber, phosphorus, magnesium,
manganese, and were adequate sources of calcium.
DE: composition-; diets-; drought-; rural-areas; wild-plants; calcium-; children-;
copper-; dry-season; fibre-; fruits-; households-; infants-; intestines-; iron-;
leaves-; magnesium-; manganese-; mineral-content; minerals-; nuts-; phosphorus-;
pregnancy-; seeds-; protein-sources; weight-gain; zinc-; energy-content; vitamins-;
trace-elements; medicinal-plants; nutrition-; tamarinds-
OD: Adansonia-; Balanites-; Balanites-aegyptiaca; Ficus-; Parkia-biglobosa;
Tamarindus-indica; man-; Adansonia-digitata; Ficus-thonningii; Moringa-oleifera
GE: Nigeria-
ID: Prosopos-africana; Veronia-colorate
RN: 7440-70-2; 7440-50-8; 7439-89-6; 7439-95-4; 7439-96-5; 7723-14-0; 7440-66-6
BT: Bombacaceae; Malvales; dicotyledons; angiosperms; Spermatophyta; plants;
Zygophyllaceae; Sapindales; Balanites; Moraceae; Urticales; Parkia; Mimosoideae;
Fabaceae; Fabales; Tamarindus; Caesalpinioideae; Homo; Hominidae; Primates;
mammals; vertebrates; Chordata; animals; Adansonia; Ficus; Moringa; Moringaceae;
Capparidales; West-Africa; Africa-South-of-Sahara; Africa; Developing-Countries;
ACP-Countries; Commonwealth-of-Nations; Anglophone-Africa
CC: QQ050; VV100; QQ070
CD: Crop-Produce; Human-Nutrition-General; Other-Produce
PT: Journal-article
IS: 0963-7486
UD: 20010115
AN: 20001418828