Micronutrient Composition, Organoleptic And Nutritional Attributes Of Some Fresh And Dried Green Leafy Vegetables Consumed In Kogi State
ABSTRACT
This work determined the effect of sun and shade drying on
the nutrient, antinutrient content and the level of acceptability and
palatability of five seasonal green leafy vegetables (African Black Plum-
"Uchakoro" Vitex doniana, Spinach- "Aleifo" Arnaratus Spp,
Wild lettuce- "yanrin" Ipomoea spp, Bushmallow (Ewedu)
"Arira" Corchorus spp and Pumpkin leaf- "ugu" (Te/fairia
Occidentalis) were purchased in bulk from local market in Unale-Ibaji Local
Government Area, Kogi State, Nigeria. They were washed, cleaned and plucked
from the stalk. Each vegetable was treated to mimic traditional method of
treatment. Each of the vegetable was sun and shade dried and the fresh served
as the control. A portion of each dried vegetable was ijulverized, sieved,
packaged in polythene bag and kept in cool dry place until used for various
analysis (the proximate, minerals, vitamins, and antinutrient contents). The
other portions (sun and shade dried as well as the fresh vegetables) were used
for preparation of various soups. These soups were used for organoleptic test
using a 5- point hedonic scale. Sun and shade drying drastically reduced
moisture content of the vegetables when compared to controls (fresh). The
protein content of the sun and shade dried vegetables were significantly
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OGUCHE, A (2021). Micronutrient Composition, Organoleptic And Nutritional Attributes Of Some Fresh And Dried Green Leafy Vegetables Consumed In Kogi State. Mouau.afribary.org: Retrieved Nov 20, 2024, from https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/micronutrient-composition-organoleptic-and-nutritional-attributes-of-some-fresh-and-dried-green-leafy-vegetables-consumed-in-kogi-state-7-2
ALOLO, OGUCHE. "Micronutrient Composition, Organoleptic And Nutritional Attributes Of Some Fresh And Dried Green Leafy Vegetables Consumed In Kogi State" Mouau.afribary.org. Mouau.afribary.org, 08 Nov. 2021, https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/micronutrient-composition-organoleptic-and-nutritional-attributes-of-some-fresh-and-dried-green-leafy-vegetables-consumed-in-kogi-state-7-2. Accessed 20 Nov. 2024.
ALOLO, OGUCHE. "Micronutrient Composition, Organoleptic And Nutritional Attributes Of Some Fresh And Dried Green Leafy Vegetables Consumed In Kogi State". Mouau.afribary.org, Mouau.afribary.org, 08 Nov. 2021. Web. 20 Nov. 2024. < https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/micronutrient-composition-organoleptic-and-nutritional-attributes-of-some-fresh-and-dried-green-leafy-vegetables-consumed-in-kogi-state-7-2 >.
ALOLO, OGUCHE. "Micronutrient Composition, Organoleptic And Nutritional Attributes Of Some Fresh And Dried Green Leafy Vegetables Consumed In Kogi State" Mouau.afribary.org (2021). Accessed 20 Nov. 2024. https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/micronutrient-composition-organoleptic-and-nutritional-attributes-of-some-fresh-and-dried-green-leafy-vegetables-consumed-in-kogi-state-7-2