Research Article
Variations in Nutrients Composition of Most Commonly Consumed Cassava (Manihot esculenta) Mixed Dishes in South-Eastern Nigeria
| | Ingredient | Quantity (g) in different variations | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | | Without vegetable | With vegetable | With vegetable and African oil bean seed | With more cowpea | With less cowpea |
| | Dry cassava chips | 135 (323) | 100 (260) | 103 (245) | 58 (149) | 375 (962) | | Cowpea | — | — | — | 126 | 167 | | “Ukazi” leaves (sliced) | — | 10 | — | — | — | | Garden egg leaves (sliced) | — | — | 30 | — | — | | Dry prawn | 10 | — | — | 12 | 20 | | Red palm oil (RPO) | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | | 20 | — | 20 | 20 | 35 | | Fermented African oil bean seed (sliced) | — | — | 25 | — | — | | Fresh pepper (ground) | — | — | — | 5 | — | | Dry pepper (ground) | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | 5 | | Bouillon cube (Knorr) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | | Iodized salt (uncle palm) | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 17 | | Edible potash (ground) | — | 1 | — | — | — | | Nutmeg (ground) | 1 | — | — | — | — | | Water | — | — | — | 1500 | 1600 | | Yield | 340 | 283 | 306 | 560 | 1560 |
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Weight of cassava chips after soaking in water; “ukazi” leaves: Gnetum africanum; fermented African oil bean seed: Pentaclethra macrophylla.
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