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 |