From: Not just minor wild edible forest products: consumption of pteridophytes in sub-Saharan Africa
Species | Nutritional value | Reference(s) | ||||||||||||
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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 | |
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] |