Table 8 |
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The iron and zinc content (mg/kg wet weight) in vegetables and fruit collected in respective counties |
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Sample |
Species |
Scientific name |
Iron (mg/kg) |
Zinc (mg/kg) |
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Kumi |
Ngora |
Bukedea |
Kumi |
Ngora |
Bukedea |
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Bulky |
Onion |
Allium cepa L. |
6 |
35 |
36 |
1.9 |
1.1 |
3.7 |
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Garlic |
Allium sativum L. |
6.5 |
12 |
12 |
9 |
7 |
7.3 |
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Eggplant |
Solatum Melonga L |
8 |
5.4a |
n.s. |
2.3 |
1.1 |
n.s. |
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Leafy |
Amaranthus, purple |
Amaranthus cruentus L |
150 |
340 |
n.s. |
8 |
4 |
n.s. |
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Amaranthus, green |
Amaranthus hybridus L |
130a |
180 |
n.s. |
7 |
3.2 |
n.s. |
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Eboo |
Vigna anguiculata Crantz |
32 |
80 |
160 |
5 |
5 |
7 |
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Echadoi |
Cleome gynandra L |
160 |
100 |
n.s. |
6.3 |
6 |
n.s. |
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Alilot |
Hibiscus esculentus L |
140 |
320 |
n.s. |
6 |
5.3 |
n.s. |
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Emoros |
Cyphostemma adenocaule |
140 |
n.s. |
n.s. |
3.4 |
n.s. |
n.s. |
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Fruit |
Tamarines |
Tamarindus indica L |
n.s. |
n.s. |
56 |
n.s. |
n.s. |
11 |
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The results are given as a mean of two parallel dissolutions. n.s. = No sample was collected. a Values with Relative Standard Deviation (RSD) between 10- |
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Tidemann-Andersen et al. Nutrition Journal 2011 10:81 doi:10.1186/1475-2891-10-81 |
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