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Table 1 Leafy vegetables used in dishes tested in sensory evaluation

From: Indigenous and traditional plants: South African parents’ knowledge, perceptions and uses and their children’s sensory acceptance

Leafy vegetables used in dish

Common name

ALV: Amaranthus cruentus L. (100%)

Amaranth

ALV: Amaranthus cruentus L. (80%) and Cleome gynandra L. (20%)

Amaranth and spiderplant

ALV: Amaranthus cruentus L. (80%) and Cucurbita maxima Lam. (20%)

Amaranth and pumpkin

ALV: Amaranthus cruentus L. (80%) and Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp (20%)

Amaranth and cowpea

Conventional vegetable: Beta vulgaris L.

Swiss chard