Table 8 The iron and zinc content (mg/kg wet weight) in vegetables and fruit collected in respective counties
Sample | Species | Scientific name | Â | Iron (mg/kg) | Â | Â | Zinc (mg/kg) | Â |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Â | Â | Kumi | Ngora | Bukedea | Kumi | Ngora | Bukedea |
Bulky | Onion | Allium cepa L. | 6 | 35 | 36 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 3.7 |
| Â | Garlic | Allium sativum L. | 6.5 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 7.3 |
| Â | Eggplant | Solatum Melonga L | 8 | 5.4a | n.s. | 2.3 | 1.1 | n.s. |
Leafy | Amaranthus, purple | Amaranthus cruentus L | 150 | 340 | n.s. | 8 | 4 | n.s. |
| Â | Amaranthus, green | Amaranthus hybridus L | 130a | 180 | n.s. | 7 | 3.2 | n.s. |
| Â | Eboo | Vigna anguiculata Crantz | 32 | 80 | 160 | 5 | 5 | 7 |
| Â | Echadoi | Cleome gynandra L | 160 | 100 | n.s. | 6.3 | 6 | n.s. |
| Â | Alilot | Hibiscus esculentus L | 140 | 320 | n.s. | 6 | 5.3 | n.s. |
| Â | Emoros | Cyphostemma adenocaule | 140 | n.s. | n.s. | 3.4 | n.s. | n.s. |
Fruit | Tamarines | Tamarindus indica L | n.s. | n.s. | 56 | n.s. | n.s. | 11 |