Wild vegetable

Proximate composition (% ± SD)

Energy value (kcal/100 g ± SD)

Carbohydrate

Protein

Total fat

Ash

Fibre

Moisture

Amaranthus dubius

7.02 ± 0.03

4.63 ± 0.08

7.02 ± 0.06

1.82 ± 0.10

4.26 ± 0.27

86.29 ± 0.62

109.78 ± 0.08

Gnetum africanum

37.53 ± 1.45

15.12 ± 0.35

6.38 ± 0.21

25.37 ± 0.33

8.44 ± 0.05

73.01 ± 0.05

268.02 ± 0.20

Lomariopsis guineensis

55.64 ± 0.32

45.34 ± 0.83

4.05 ± 0.03

27.42 ± 0.07

15.84 ± 0.10

71.03 ± 0.97

440.37 ± 1.25

Pennisetum purpureum

30.85 ± 0.92

27.05 ± 0.97

14.82 ± 0.11

9.06 ± 0.03

18.28 ± 0.19

89.06 ± 0.03

364.98 ± 0.48

Vernonia amygdalina

22.75 ± 0.30

45.02 ± 1.02

9.12 ± 0.17

12.95 ± 0.07

10.59 ± 0.41

69.61 ± 0.71

353.16 ± 0.41