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The useful plants of West Tropical Africa.
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The protein quality of cassava leaves.
TL;DR: An investigation into the true availability of the amino acids showed that this is somewhat variable, and only 60% of the methionine is available, and the BV of cassava leaves combined with Norwegian dried cod showed a mutual supplementation effect.
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The antimicrobial activities of methanolic extracts of Eucalyptus camaldulensis and Terminalia catappa against some pathogenic microorganisms
TL;DR: The results obtained suggest that T. catappa and E. camaldulensis can be used in treating diseases caused by the test organisms.
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Naturally occurring toxic alkaloids in foods.
TL;DR: CRC Critical Reviews in Toxicology: Vol.
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Crops that feed the World 1. Yams
Robert Asiedu,Alieu Sartie +1 more
TL;DR: Yam (Dioscorea sp.) is a major source of food for millions of people in tropical and sub-tropical regions, especially in West and Central Africa where at least 60 million people depend on it as mentioned in this paper.
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African locust bean (Parkia species) and its West African fermented food product, dawadawa.
TL;DR: Dawadawa is an interesting example of the use of fermentation as a low‐cost method of food preservation in West Africa, which contributes useful amounts of lysine and riboflavin, which are deficient in the diet in the region.