Table 6.
Phytate (mg/100 g fresh weight) and its ratios to minerals in ILVs *.
| Botanical Names | Phytate 1 | Phytate:iron | Phytate:zinc | Phytate:calcium |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amaranthus spinosus | 334 ± 61 b | 1.43 | 40.35 | 0.07 |
| Amaranthus spp. | 739 ± 74 a | 1.04 | 35.71 | 0.05 |
| Bidens pilosa | 119 ± 21 c | 3.06 | 13.71 | 0.04 |
| Cleome gynandra | 120 ± 6 c | 0.26 | 25.84 | 0.03 |
| Cleome hirta | 55 ± 16 c | 0.08 | 11.84 | 0.01 |
| Corchorus trilocularis | 158 ± 3 c | 0.31 | 34.02 | 0.06 |
| Ceratotheca sesamoides | 57 ± 28 c | 0.14 | 8.43 | 0.01 |
| Ipomoea obscura | 68 ± 18 c | 0.29 | 17.73 | 0.04 |
| Ipomoea pandurata | 104 ± 27 c | 0.86 | 27.84 | 0.04 |
| Justicia heterocarpa | 103 ± 8 c | 0.83 | 13.60 | 0.01 |
| Sesamum angustifolium | 146 ± 30 c | 5.16 | 20.09 | 0.05 |
| Sonchus luxurians | 44 ± 11 c | 0.09 | 10.90 | 0.02 |
| Vigna unguiculata | 109 ± 26 c | 1.81 | 26.33 | 0.02 |
* ILVs, indigenous leafy vegetables: 1 values are means ± SD; values within a column not sharing a common superscript letter (a,b,c) are significantly different (Tukey ≤ 0.05); Critical values of molar ratios predicting the inhibitory effect of phytate on Fe, Zn, and Ca: phytate:iron >1, phytate:zinc >15, phytate:calcium >0.24 [46].