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Table 2 Nutritional value of edible pteridophytes in sub-Saharan Africa

From: Not just minor wild edible forest products: consumption of pteridophytes in sub-Saharan Africa

Species

Nutritional value

Reference(s)

kcal kg-1

g kg-1

mg kg-1

Energy

Protein

Fat

Fibre

Carbohydrates

Ca

P

K

Na

Mn

Cu

Zn

Fe

Diplazium esculentum

3413

143.8

1.3

38.8

83.9

8730

-

43730

1180

51

26

167

257

[42]

Diplazium sammatii

408.5

10.3

11.8

0.4

65.5

1900

7.0

1600

520

-

3.0

4.1

5.5

[30]

Nephrolepis biserrata

-

24.5

1.7

14.2

45.9

223.2

-

500

250

100.8

158.8

-

1182

[43, 44]

Nephrolepis cordifolia

-

10.3

-

1.6

21.5

26.9

-

141.2

45.5

0.7

7.2

1.1

7.5

[21]

Ophioglossum polyphyllum

-

24.5

-

-

-

0.55

4.9

4.18

0.46

27

17

29

888

[17]