Four different leafy vegetables grown and commonly consumed in Minna and it’s environ was
analysed with a view to determine the nutrient content of these vegetables. The vegetables are water leaf (
Talinum
triangulare
), fluted pumpkin (
Telferia occidentalis
), bitter leaf (
Vernonia amygdalina
) and drumstick (
Moringa
oleifera
).Among the four leafy vegetables,
Talinum triangulare contains the highest amount moisture (91.6%),
Vernonia had the highest ash and lipid content (2.5%) and (0.7%) respectively.
Moringa had the highest amount of
protein (2.9%). It is also the richest source of sodium while
Telfeiria had the highest K+ ion value. The results
obtained in this work clearly indicates that the four leafy vegetables are cheap and readily available source of the
nutrients. @ JASEM
