Table 8 The iron and zinc content (mg/kg wet weight) in vegetables and fruit collected in respective counties
| Sample | Species | Scientific name |
Iron (mg/kg) |
Zinc (mg/kg) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kumi | Ngora | Bukedea | Kumi | Ngora | Bukedea | |||
| Bulky | Onion | Allium cepa L. | 6 | 35 | 36 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 3.7 |
| Garlic | Allium sativum L. | 6.5 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 7.3 | |
| 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. |
| Amaranthus, green | Amaranthus hybridus L | 130a | 180 | n.s. | 7 | 3.2 | n.s. | |
| Eboo | Vigna anguiculata Crantz | 32 | 80 | 160 | 5 | 5 | 7 | |
| Echadoi | Cleome gynandra L | 160 | 100 | n.s. | 6.3 | 6 | n.s. | |
| Alilot | Hibiscus esculentus L | 140 | 320 | n.s. | 6 | 5.3 | n.s. | |
| 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 |