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Zinc was absent from red cowpea.
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e0“Zinc was higher in vegetables (senna leaves and sesame leaves) (5.90 mg/kg) and was absent in one of the legumes (cowpea, red).”
Title
S. Sarkiyayi; B.M. Hamman Advance Journal of Food Science and Technology 2015. doi:10.19026/ajfst.7.1624
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- Observation Baobab leaves had 4.28% moisture, versus 12.78% in sesame leaves.
- Observation Ground nut had the highest protein content among the legumes, at 25.40%.
- Observation Fat and carbohydrate percentages were higher in legumes than vegetables.
- Observation Zinc content was higher in senna and sesame leaves, at 5.90 mg/kg.
- Observation Lead was detected only in vegetable leaves.
- Observation Sesame leaves had the highest reported lead content, 2.0 mg/kg.
- Observation Vitamin A was detected only in vegetables and some cowpea samples.
- Observation Senna leaves had a reported vitamin A value of 7.46 μg/100 g.
- Observation Red cowpea had a reported vitamin A value of 37.42 μg/100 g.
- Observation Vitamin C was absent from vegetable samples but detected in legumes.
- Observation Baobab samples had higher vitamin B1 content, at 1.32 mg/100 g.
- Observation Sesame leaves had higher riboflavin content, at 1.01 mg/100 g.
- Observation Baobab and sesame leaf condiment samples had phytate content of 0.03 mg/100 g.
- Observation Red cowpea had phytate content of 5.33 mg/100 g.
- Observation The investigated legumes and vegetables had very high oxalate and tannin contents but lower phytate content.