Dorothy J. VanderJagt

TL;DR: Nutritional data for 24 plant materials collected in Burkina Faso show that in terms of both quality and quantity there are numerous spontaneous desert plants that can serve as significant sources of essential amino acids, essential fatty acids and trace minerals for populations living in the western Sahel.

TL;DR: Assessment of the nutrient content of edible wild plants in the western Sahel found Amaranthus viridis was found to be an excellent source of protein and Leptadenia hastata leaves were an especially good source of lutein and β-carotene.

TL;DR: The results reinforce the growing awareness that wild edible plants of the Western Sahel can contribute useful amounts of essential nutrients, including amino acids, fatty acids and trace minerals, to human diets.

TL;DR: In conclusion, pumpkin seeds represent a useful source of many nutrients essential to humans and should be of practical value to public health officials in rural areas of sub-Saharan Africa.

TL;DR: The antioxidant content of the aqueous extracts was substantial, ranging from 27 to 972 micromol Trolox equivalent per gram dry weight, and an extract of the leaves of the plant Ilex paraguensis contained the highest amount of antioxidant.