Scientific Names

Vegetables

Total Polyphenols (mg/100g)

Total Carotenoids (µg/100g)

Vitamin C (mg/100g)

Abelmoschus esculentus

Okra

224.9 ± 25.3

552.3 ± 35.2

2.9 ± 0.0

Artocarpus altilis

Breadfruit

29.4 ± 0.2

245.0 ± 20.6

8.2 ± 0.1

Cajanus cajan

Pigeonpea

978.6 ± 34.8

364.3 ± 9.3

569.2 ± 41.1

Calathea allouia

Jerusalem artichoke

29.8 ± 4.4

136.3 ± 7.6

9.7 ± 0.4

Colocasia esculenta

Dasheen

87.0 ± 8.5

51.3 ± 1.5

4.1 ± 0.1

Cucumis anguria

Bur cucumber

49.4 ± 7.7

16.7 ± 3.2

73.2 ± 1.2

Cucumis sativus^*

Cucumber

11.7 ± 4.5

52.0 ± 1.9

0.3 ± 0.0

Cucurbita moschata

Local pumpkin

27.03 ± 1.86

9269.7 ± 25.6

0.1 ± 0.0

Cucurbita moschata

Phoenix pumpkin

31.5 ± 0.1

7714.7 ± 20.7

0.1 ± 0.0

Dioscorea alata

St. Marteen yam

214.1 ± 5.1

86.3 ± 1.5

22.0 ± 0.6

Dioscorea cayenensis-rotunda

Yellow yam

30.5 ± 1.4

444.1 ± 0.1

8.5 ± 0.1

Dioscorea trifida

Couscoushe yam

55.9 ± 2.4

73.3 ± 4.2

0.87 ± 0.05

Ipomoea batatas

Sweet potato

30.8 ± 2.2

2443.3 ± 25.2

12.5 ± 0.5

Manihot esculenta

Sweet cassava

23.9 ± 1.4

0

21.3 ± 0.7

Musa spp.

Plantain

42.1 ± 0.1

862.0 ± 11.8

6.1 ± 0.1

Musa spp.

Green banana

46.6 ± 1.4

247.7 ± 2.3

9.2 ± 0.1

Nasturtium officinale

Watercress

90.6 ± 8.6

4339.0 ± 15.9

2.7 ± 0.5

Sechium edule

White Christophine

47.2 ± 8.8

291.0 ± 7.5

7.4 ± 0.2

Sechium edule

Green Christophine

41.2 ± 9.4

414.3 ± 23.4

12.5 ± 0.3

Xanthosoma sagittifolium

Malanga

211.4 ± 29.0

355.7 ± 9.6

19.3 ± 1.2