Micronutrients Potential of Underutilized Vegetables and Their Role in Fighting Hidden Hunger

Table 1

Micronutrient and antinutrient content of selected UVs.

Vegetable parameter	Momordica foetida	Vigna vexillata	Launea cornuta	Basella alba
Moisture content (%)	^c	^a	^b	^c
Minerals (mg/100 g)
Ca	^c	^ab	^a	^b
Fe	^c	^a	^a	^b
Mg	^c	^a	^a	^b
Zn	^c	^a	^a	^b
Vitamins (mg/100 g)
Beta carotene	^b	^a	^a	^b
B vitamins
B1	^a	^a	^a	^b
B2	^c	^a	^a	^b
B3	^a	^a	^a	^b
C	^a	^b	^ab	^b
Antinutrients (mg/100 g)
Oxalate	^a	^a	^a	^a
Phytates	^c	^a	^a	^b

Values are expressed as (). Mean values with different superscripts in a column are significantly different ().