Nutritional Value and Utilization of Yams (<i>Dioscorea steriscus</i>) by Residents of Bindura Town High Density Suburbs, Zimbabwe

<table class="table-group" id="tab5"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left">Nutrient </td><td class="align_center">Percentage </td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Protein</td><td class="align_center">0.83</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Ash</td><td class="align_center">2.06</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">CF</td><td class="align_center">16.8</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Iron </td><td class="align_center">6.8</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Carbohydrate</td><td class="align_center">9.02</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Moisture</td><td class="align_center">72.5</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="2"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

Nutrient composition of <i>D. steriscus</i>.

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Table 5: Nutritional Value and Utilization of Yams (<i>Dioscorea steriscus</i>) by Residents of Bindura Town High Density Suburbs, Zimbabwe 

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Nutritional Value and Utilization of Yams (Dioscorea steriscus) by Residents of Bindura Town High Density Suburbs, Zimbabwe

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