Food Value of Two Varieties of Ginger (<i>Zingiber officinale</i>) Commonly Consumed in Nigeria

<table class="table-group" id="tab3"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="3"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td align="left">Phytochemicals</td><td align="center">White type</td><td align="center">Yellow type</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="3"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td align="left">Saponin</td><td align="center">+</td><td align="center">+</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Anthraquinones</td><td align="center">+</td><td align="center">+</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Phlobatannin</td><td align="center">+</td><td align="center">+</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Glycosides general</td><td align="center">+</td><td align="center">+</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Glycosides with steroidal ring</td><td align="center">+</td><td align="center">+</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="3"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr class="table-fn"><td>+: present in moderate quantity; −: absent.<br/></td></tr></table>

Phytochemical screening of two varieties of ginger (<i>Zingiber Officinale</i>).

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Table 3: Food Value of Two Varieties of Ginger (<i>Zingiber officinale</i>) Commonly Consumed in Nigeria 

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Food Value of Two Varieties of Ginger (Zingiber officinale) Commonly Consumed in Nigeria

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