. 2017 Jul 22;6(7):54. doi: 10.3390/foods6070054

Table 1.

Moisture, micronutrient and total polyphenol levels per 100 g in DGLVs on an “as-would-be-eaten” basis ^#.

DGLV	Moisture (g) ^¥	Calcium (mg)	Iron (mg)	Zinc (mg)	β-Carotene (μg)	Ascorbic Acid (mg)	Total Polyphenols (mg GAE) ^†
OFSP1	84.09 ± 0.34 ^c,d	95.61 ± 8.01 ^c,d	3.41 ± 0.36 ^a,b	0.44 ± 0.01 ^b	10,533 ^a,b	0.74 ± 0.16 ^c	506.93 ± 86.76 ^b
OFSP2	84.76 ± 0.75 ^b,c,d	81.04 ± 3.24 ^d	1.89 ± 0.29 ^b	0.42 ± 0.02 ^b	8280 ^a,b,c	0.50 ± 0.15 ^c	356.69 ± 79.60 ^c
OFSP3	87.24 ± 0.13 ^a	103.25 ± 2.59 ^c,d	2.58 ± 0.21 ^a,b	0.36 ± 0.03 ^b	7053 ^b,c	0.45 ± 0.07 ^c	336.38 ± 63.15 ^c,d,e
PFSP	84.30 ± 0.26 ^c,d	84.75 ± 8.83 ^c,d	2.04 ± 0.36 ^b	0.44 ± 0.04 ^b	4472 ^b,c	0.48 ± 0.03 ^c	231.44 ± 49.77 ^c,d,e
WFSP	83.91 ± 0.26 ^d	87.02 ± 6.80 ^c,d	3.27 ± 0.34 ^a,b	0.40 ± 0.03 ^b	9501 ^a,b,c	0.34 ± 0.10 ^c	234.86 ± 0.16 ^c,d,e
Baobab	85.97 ± 0.53 ^b	535.63 ± 22.93 ^a	4.59 ± 1.28 ^a	0.65 ± 0.03 ^b	7166 ^b,c	25.50 ± 0.01 ^b	1646.75 ± 69.44 ^a
Cocoyam	85.23 ± 0.64 ^b,c	166.39 ± 15.13 ^b	2.64 ± 0.16 ^a,b	1.49 ± 0.47 ^a	3911 ^c	1.14 ± 0.01 ^c	196.05 ± 10.96 ^e
Corchorus	78.99 ± 0.38 ^f	121.41 ± 3.61 ^c	2.48 ± 0.23 ^a,b	0.45 ± 0.02 ^b	9298 ^a,b,c	3.53 ± 0.58 ^c	337.94 ± 16.44 ^c,d,e
Kenaf	80.68 ± 0.18 ^e	90.24 ± 17.76 ^c,d	2.94 ± 0.25 ^a,b	0.35 ± 0.05 ^b	8959 ^a,b,c	21.79 ± 1.54 ^b	202.42 ± 9.29 ^d,e
Moringa	78.81 ± 0.42 ^f	186.22 ± 23.81 ^b	4.55 ± 1.88 ^a	0.77 ± 0.06 ^b	14,169 ^a	46.30 ± 4.78 ^a	347.38 ± 14.59 ^c,d
p-Value	<0.001	<0.001	0.002	<0.001	<0.001	<0.001	<0.001

^# Values are means ± standard deviation (n = 3), except for the β-carotene value (mean only); values with different letters ^(a–f) are significantly different (p < 0.0001); DGLV—dark green leafy vegetable; OFSP—orange-fleshed sweet potato; PFSP—purple-fleshed sweet potato; and WFSP—white-fleshed sweet potato. ^¥ Moisture determined on freshly harvested leaves. ^† GAE—gallic acid equivalents.