Nutritional evaluation of Kedrostis africana (L.) Cogn: An edible wild plant of South Africa
Objective: To evaluate the nutritional composition and elemental constituents of Kedrostis africana and their safety aspect. Methods: Proximate parameters (moisture, ash, crude fibre, crude fat, proteins, and carbohydrate and energy) were evaluated using ALASA methods, and elemental analysis by ICP-...
Main Authors: | Jeremiah Oshiomame Unuofin, Gloria Aderonke Otunola, Anthony Jide Afolayan |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2017-05-01
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Series: | Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2221169116308322 |
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