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Table 3 contd.
Nutrient composition of selected Nigerian traditional foods (per 100 g fresh edible portion).

Food Moisture Energy Protein Fat CHO Fibre Ash Vit A Thia Ribofl Niacin FolateVit C Calcium Phos Iron Zinc
(RE) min avin phorus

gkcalkjg gg g gμgmgmgmgμgmg mg mg mg mg

Uncommon vegetables (continued)

Ikpo kpo 61.6 130 543 2.8 0.4 28.7 2.8 3.7 28.3 0.29 0.43 2.6 1 3.6 263.3 84.0 2.7 2.3

Inine 77.8 109 456 15.4 1.2 9.1 1.5 1.2 64.5 0.15 0.04 13 20 1.2 91.1 137.7 2.0 0.8

Isii osisii 59.3 135 564 3.4 0.9 28.3 4.3 3.8 33.5 0.22 0.13 0.8 7 1.7 32.7 252.8 1.9 0.8

Isi-udele 44.6 211 882 4.8 0.2 47.6 2.1 1. 3 4.1 0.22 0.42 4. 5 72. 333 0.9 267.1 10. 3 1.8

Lemon grass 47.7 204 853 4.3 0.4 45.8 0.4 1.4 18.2 0.21 0.9 1.2 7 16.1 118.5 154.1 2.7 2.7

Local onion 5 6.4 142 594 3 .8 0.6 3 0.4 5 .2 3 .6 41.8 0. 5 70. 3 2.0 20 2.9 5 6.9 145 .6 6. 5 1.2

Mgbidi mgbi 69.7 113 472 2.9 0.1 25.2 1.2 0.9 ------ 584 127. 3 2. 33 .7

Mint 56.7 147 614 7. 3 0.7 27.8 3 .9 3 .6 ------488.7 18.8 1.0 1.5

Nghotoncha 49.9 166 694 4.7 0.8 3 5.1 3 .6 5.9 ------471.6 171.6 7. 3 1. 2

Nigero plant 56.7 146 610 8.9 0.5 26.4 3.9 3.6 ------42.7 143 .5 5.0 0.8

Obi ogbene 69.5 106 443 4.8 1.2 18.9 1.0 4.6 44.0 0.28 1.10 2.0 9 30.3 326.5 122.0 3.2 1.4

Obu aka enwe 3 8.4 2 30 961 6.9 0. 3 50.0 1.6 2.6 18.9 0.28 0. 36 3 .0 0 4.48 42. 3 43 1.1 4.9 1.8

Ogbunkwu 18.6 249 1041 2.1 0.1 60.0 12. 3 6.9 0.0 0.12 0.0 1.0 0 0.00 110.6 198.1 3 .5 2.0

Ogume okpe 41.2 2 30 961 6.8 0.8 49.0 1.1 2.1 20.5 0. 3 5 1.7 3 .8 16 58.0 162. 333 2.9 7.7 2.7

Onunu gaover 3 5.4 248 1037 3. 3 0.1 58.5 0.9 1.8 6.8 0.42 0. 3 2 1.6 0 10.6 152.4 3 89.8 8.6 3 .1

Onunu iluoygbo 69. 3 102 426 2.4 0.6 21.8 1.4 4.5 3 0.9 0.62 0.11 1.6 0 3 .6 117.5 88.2 2.4 1.7

Otulu ogwai 42.5 206 861 6.9 0.4 43.7 3.1 3.4 35.9 1.62 0.58 1.8 0 22.8 198.4 417.1 5.75 2. 6

Pumpkin 69.0 125 523 22.8 2.8 2.2 1.8 1.4 ----7-147.4 1 3 0.2 0. 3 0.8

Senna plant 58.4 159 665 6.8 0.6 31.5 0.9 1.8 51.7 0.45 1.4 1.3 15 18.6 314.3 307.3 6.2 1.5

Ugbfoncha 57.2 140 858 8.6 1.1 23 .8 2.4 6.9 3 0.4 0.24 0.6 1.4 0 26.4 295.5 2 3 1.5 4.5 1.9

Ujuju 5 8.1 148 619 8. 3 1.2 25 .9 2.1 4.4 16.0 0.2 3 0.87 1. 38 18.4 3. 3 176.0 1.6 0.8

Utazi 5 6.7 172 719 18.0 4.8 14.2 3 .6 2.7 20.4 0. 3 0.82 0.2 0.0 0. 3 25 8.6 204.9 8.1 1.4

Meat

Canda (skin) 38.4 320 1338 28.3 16.8 13.9 0.0 2.6 30.9 0.62 0.11 1.6 0 3.6 8.15 160.0 5.4 2.0

Snail 65 .7 126 527 10.6 1.2 18.2 0.0 4. 3 ------ 2 04.8 161.6 5 .8 1.0