1. Traditional green leafy vegetables as underutilised sources of micronutrients in a rural farming community in south-west Nigeria II: consumption pattern and potential contribution to micronutrient requirements
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David Page, Catherine M. C. G. Renard, S. I. Ejoh, Faustina Dufie Wireko-Manu, Sécurité et Qualité des Produits d'Origine Végétale (SQPOV), Avignon Université (AU)-Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement (INRAE), University of Ibadan, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology [GHANA] (KNUST), Département Caractérisation et Elaboration des Produits Issus de l'Agriculture (CEPIA), and Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA)
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0301 basic medicine ,food system, indigenous vegetables, nutrient contribution, nutrient requirement ,Nutrient requirement ,enfant en bas âge ,modèle de consommation ,[SDV]Life Sciences [q-bio] ,femme ,communauté rurale ,Nigeria ,Medicine (miscellaneous) ,Indigenous vegetables ,03 medical and health sciences ,0404 agricultural biotechnology ,Nutrient ,teneur en fer ,Medicine ,vitamine a ,légume feuille ,2. Zero hunger ,Consumption (economics) ,030109 nutrition & dietetics ,Nutrition and Dietetics ,Agroforestry ,business.industry ,Nutrient contribution ,apport nutritionnel ,04 agricultural and veterinary sciences ,Micronutrient ,040401 food science ,Food system ,Agriculture ,Food systems ,Leafy vegetables ,business ,succession saisonniere - Abstract
International audience; Objective: To determine the consumption pattern of selected households consuming traditional green leafy vegetables (TGLVs) during three seasons and potential contribution to recommended nutrient intakes. Design: Repeated household survey using food frequency questionnaire to obtain consumption pattern of selected TGLVs. Setting and Subjects: Selected households in a small rural farming community: pre-rainy (n = 43), rainy (n = 36) and post-rainy seasons (n = 40). Results: Corchorus olitorius and A. hybridus were the most consumed by > 70% of households across three seasons. A. esculentus and A. viridis were the least consumed TGLVs through all the seasons. Uncultivated and cultivated TGLVs could contribute between 26–> 100% and 18–96%, respectively, of recommended intake for vitamin A for children and women. For young children, both the cultivated and uncultivated TGLVs could contribute more than 50% of their RDA for iron. Conclusion: seasonal availability, and preference for certain species, determine the consumption pattern of the TGLVs studied. Uncultivated and less utilised vegetables have the potential to make significant contributions to the micronutrient requirements of women and children, especially vitamin A and iron if frequently used.
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- 2023