Abstract
Wild and cultivated fruits, leaves, nuts, seeds, spices and vegetables from southern Burkina Faso and Niamey, Niger, were analysed for their copper, iron, magnesium, manganese and zinc concentrations and compared to imported, exotic reference foods found within the study area. The species analysed covered a broad spectrum of local diet; 33 were wild and 16 were cultivated. The edible wild plants were often the highest in mineral concentrations. Five species analysed, exhibited consistently high mineral values, specifically, Adansonia digitata, Boerhavia diffusa, Cerathoteca sesamoides, Sclerocarya birrea and Xylopia sp. The latter was particularly high in zinc, an observation which suggests that there may be a solid rationale for local traditions which recommended its consumption during pregnancy and lactation. Respondents indicated that during times of drought, wild plants were not consumed in the volume they once were, due to changes of infrastructure and in famine relief programmes.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 41-53 |
| Number of pages | 13 |
| Journal | International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition |
| Volume | 47 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| State | Published - 1996 |
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Mineral values of selected plant foods common to southern Burkina Faso and to Niamey, Niger, West Africa. / Smith, Garrett C.; Clegg, Michael S.; Keen, Carl L; Grivetti, Louis E.
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AU - Grivetti, Louis E.
PY - 1996
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