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Table 3 .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

gkcalkjgggggμg mgmgmgμgmg mg mg mg mg

Legumes nuts and seeds

Black pepper

seed 10. 5324 1 3543 .4 0.2 77.1 4.2 4.6 3 8.6 0.08 2. 3 1.0 3 14.4 2 5 4.6 533 .2 5 .7 3 .7

Castor oil seed 3 9.7 337 1 409 27.4 18.9 14. 3 0. 3 1.2 5 4.1 0.14 1.8 3 1.7 5 255 17. 5 45 0.1 1 5. 3 4.2

Ehulu seed 15 .6 321 1 3423 .8 0.2 76.0 1. 33 .1 - ----- 55 .8 549 13. 3 2.8

Olima seed 29.2 272 1 1 3 7 14.7 0.1 53 .1 1.1 1.8 - ----- 5 .4 21.6 12.0 1.8

Pumpkin seed 60.3 121 506 4.8 2.6 19.6 2.1 0.6 29.9 0.37 1.94 1.7 12 1.6 170.5 626.1 3.7 1.4

Seeded herb 56.7 140 585 3 .9 0.1 3 0.8 4.4 4.1 44 0.24 0 3 .8 7 4.7 166.8 125. 33 .4 2.4

Uda seed 42.7 247 1 032 3.6 12.4 30.2 6.8 4.3 53.8 0.27 0.34 0.9 10 1.8 ----

Vegetable and mushroom

Black pepper

leaf 67.6 114 477 16.9 1.3 8.7 3.1 2.4 19.4 0.14 0.91 0.7 5 11.7 245.8 13.7 6.4 1.2

Bitter leaf 62.1 1 54 644 14.6 2.1 19.2 0.4 1.6 3 1.2 0.1 3 0. 5 6 0.6 4 8.6 278. 3 228.4 3 .4 2.2

Cam wood 56. 3 144 602 3 .5 0.8 3 0.8 4.8 3 .8 29.9 0. 3 7 1.94 1.7 12 1.6 5. 3 126.2 9.0 0.9

Ero awaga 67.4 130 543 4.6 1.6 24.2 1.6 0.6 4.1 0.22 0.42 4.5 7 2.3 2.5 240.9 11.2 1.7

Water leaf (wild)56.7 163 681 22.7 0.1 17.9 1.2 1.4 31.2 0.39 0.28 2.0 13 38.4 114.4 152.9 1.6 114

Water leaf 70.2 74 309 2.4 0.8 14.2 1.0 1. 8 - ----- 89 128.2 1.6 114

Uncommon vegetables

Agbolukwu 71.1 107 447 7.9 0.4 18.0 1.7 0.9 18.9 0.28 0.36 3.0 0 4.48 529.0 188 2.0 1.3

Agili ezi 57.9 160 669 6.4 0.3 33.0 0.7 1.6 - ----- 4 .1 15.7 5.4 1.1

Alice mose 65.7 121 506 14.8 0.7 13.9 2.1 2.9 - -----380.9 127.8 11.1 1.6

Aluluisi 3 6.0 319 1333 4.6 1.2 72.4 1.6 3 .4 55.5 0.09 0.9 3 1.2 3 .0 18.0 657.6 33 8. 3 9.5 3. 3

Anya-azu 66.4 131 548 12.8 1.3 17.1 0.6 1.8 25.7 0.18 1.1 1.5 6 22.9 166.2 134.6 14.6 1.0

Awolowo weed 47. 3 192 80 3 9.6 0.4 3 7.4 2.1 3 .2 69.5 0.17 0.52 2.4 6 3 0.8 582.1 3 26.2 5.8 2.5

Azei 60.8 117 489 4.2 0.4 24.1 6. 3 4.2 6.9 0.18 0. 3 6 1.1 6 2.9 4 3 .4 85.0 11.9 1.0

Bush marigold 52.9 181 757 6.8 0.6 3 7.0 0.9 1.8 - ----- 473 .4 2 3 5.6 5.4 2.4

Flame tree 44.0 212 886 8.6 0.3 43.7 0.8 2.6 28.3 1.3 0.54 2.0 44 31.5 76.1 33.8 5.4 2.4

Hog weed 65.9 121 506 8.6 0.2 21.3 1.6 2.4 19.4 0.69 0.86 1.1 23 16.4 65.7 233.8 2.1 1.8

Ifulu nkpisi 46.0 192 80 3 6.8 0.2 40.7 2.1 4.2 69.5 0. 3 2 0.54 3 .7 11 54.4 260.4 1 3 1.5 9.4 1.1

Illenagbelede 32.9 210 878 16.4 1.4 32.9 4.6 1.4 32.7 0.36 0.94 1.2 12 16.1 367.4 405.2 9.9 3.3