TI: Analysis of nutritional components of eight famine foods of the Republic of Niger.
AU: Sena-LP; VanderJagt-DJ; Rivera-C; Tsin-ATC; Muhamadu-I; Mahamadou-O; Millson-M;
Pastuszyn-A; Glew-RH
AD: Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of New Mexico
School of Medicine, Albuquerque, NM 87131-5221, USA.
SO: Plant-Foods-for-Human-Nutrition. 1998, 52: 1, 17-30; 17 ref.
FTXT: Kluwer Academic Publishers http://kapis.www.wkap.nl/oasis.htm/165048 EBSCO
Online http://www.ebsco.com/online/direct.asp?ArticleID=JNE40DWDPVE5LBH8PJUB
InformationQuest http://www.eiq.com/usr_login.html?sici=0921-9668%28000000%2952%3A1%3C17%3AX%3E2.0.CO%3B2-X
PY: 1998
LA: English
AB: In the western Sahel, indigenous plants become important staples when
cereal harvests are inadequate to support populations inhabiting that region
of Africa. This study assessed the nutrient content of several of these edible
wild plants. The leaves of the following 7 plant foods were analyzed: Ziziphus
mauritiana, Ceratotheca sesamoides, Moringa oleifera, Leptadenia hastata, Hibiscus
sabdariffa, Amaranthus viridis, and Adansonia digitata. The fatty acid, vitamin
E, carotenoid, selected mineral and amino acid contents of these plant foods
were determined. These same analyses were performed on the fruit of the Adansonia
digitata. In quantitative and qualitative terms, Amaranthus viridis was found
to be an excellent source of protein. Its amino acid composition compared favourably
to that of a WHO protein standard. It also contained considerable amounts of
linoleic and alpha-linolenic acids and a number of minerals including iron,
magnesium, calcium and zinc. The leaves of H. sabdariffa contained an appreciable
quantity of protein the composition of which was comparable to the WHO standard.
The mineral content of the leaves of this plant was also exceptionally high;
noteworthy was its high zinc content. H. sabdariffa also contained significant
quantities of essential fatty acids. Z. mauritiana was an excellent source of
linoleic acid and several of the metals including iron, calcium, magnesium and
zinc. Its content of other essential nutrients, however, was rather low. In
general, Adansonia digitata leaves were nutritionally superior to the fruit
of the tree; however, the fruit did contain useful quantities of potassium,
phosphorus, zinc and alpha-linolenic acid. L. hastata leaves were an especially
good source of lutein and beta-carotene. These data should be useful to the
people who inhabit the western Sahel in helping them devise healthy diets during
times when cereal staples are in short supply.
DE: amino-acids; essential-fatty-acids; vitamin-E; carotenoids-; analysis-;
composition-; famine-; foods-; Sahel-; wild-plants; minerals-; trace-elements;
polyenoic-fatty-acids; linoleic-acid; linolenic-acid; iron-; magnesium-; calcium-;
zinc-; protein-quality; potassium-; phosphorus-; foliage-; leaves-; fruits-;
roselle-
OD: Ziziphus-mauritiana; Ceratotheca-sesamoides; Moringa-oleifera; Hibiscus-sabdariffa;
Amaranthus-viridis; Adansonia-digitata; Leptadenia-
GE: Niger-; Africa-
ID: Leptadenia-hastata
RN: 1406-18-4; 60-33-3; 463-40-1; 7439-89-6; 7439-95-4; 7440-70-2; 7440-66-6;
7440-09-7; 7723-14-0
BT: Ziziphus; Rhamnaceae; Rhamnales; dicotyledons; angiosperms; Spermatophyta;
plants; Ceratotheca; Pedaliaceae; Scrophulariales; Moringa; Moringaceae; Capparidales;
Hibiscus; Malvaceae; Malvales; Amaranthus; Amaranthaceae; Caryophyllales; Adansonia;
Bombacaceae; Asclepiadaceae; Gentianales; ACP-Countries; Francophone-Africa;
Least-Developed-Countries; Developing-Countries; West-Africa; Africa-South-of-Sahara;
Africa; Leptadenia
CC: QQ050; QQ500; FF040; QQ070; KK600; KK110
CD: Crop-Produce; Food-Composition-and-Quality; Plant-Composition; Other-Produce;
Agroforestry; Silviculture
PT: Journal-article
IS: 0921-9668
UD: 990416
AN: 991400893