Advances in Agriculture

Review Article

Potential and Transformation of Indigenous Floral Foods in Africa: What Research Tells Over the Past Two Decades (2000–2022)

Table 2

Mineral nutritional composition of some exotic and indigenous vegetables.
VegetableMineral composition (mg/100 g)Author
Sodium (Na)Cadmium (Cd)Chromium (Cr)Copper (Cu)Calcium (Ca)Iron (Fe)Potassium (K)Phosphorus (P)Magnesium (Mg)Manganese (Mn)Zinc (Zn)Cobalt (Co)
Spinacea oleracea126.38 ± 2.2314.55 ± 0.94n.d0.240 ± 0.02n.d2.17 ± 0.15145.47 ± 4.50n.d0.047 ± 0.010.004 ± 0.00n.dn.dYunus and Abdullahi [77]
Green cabbage9.87 ± 0.39n.dn.d0.05 ± 0.0019.88 ± 1.290.75 ± 0.0353.42 ± 1.87n.d22.60 ± 0.810.12 ± 0.010.31 ± 0.010.14 ± 0.00Ashfaq et al. [69]
Amaranthus caudatus<LoQn.dn.d0.51 ± 0.01165 ± 9.39.62 ± 0.12530 ± 20527 ± 13231 ± 6.91.51 ± 0.055.55 ± 0.36n.dNascimento et al. [70]
Talinum triangulare52.34 ± 0.02n.dn.d0.06 ± 0.0060.31 ± 0.020.20 ± 0.0161.22 ± 0.01n.d21.22 ± 0.020.01 ± 0.000.09 ± 0.00n.dJimoh et al. [71]
Wahlenbergia undulata374n.dn.d21,30519n.d308193741n.dOdhav et al. [40]
Tiger nut245n.dn.d0.021550.6521612151.233.20.01n.dGambo and Da’u [73]
Cleome monophylla25n.dn.d23,20324n.d784371105n.dOdhav et al. [40]
Momordica balsamina376n.dn.d32,68823n.d3566131012n.dOdhav et al. [40]
Vernonia amygdalina483.06 ± 64.99 ± 0.493.75 ± 0.2519.50 ± 0.5012,641.76 ± 1,458322 ± 67627.98 ± 7.81n.d6,813.6 ± 400–14.23 ± 0.89n.dUsunobun and Okolie [78]
Aponogeton distachyos4546n.d0.32n.d0.9224547212670.14n.dPieterse et al. [76]
Note. n.d, not determined; LoQ, limit of quantification; Na, sodium; Cd, cadmium; Cr, chromium; Cu, copper; Ca, calcium; Fe, iron; K, phosphate, potassium; Mg, magnesium; P, phosphorus, Mn, manganese; Zn, zinc; Vitamin C; Co, cobalt. Author’s composed (2023) from different sources as reference in Table 2.