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Palm wine is an alcoholic beverage consumed by rural people in Maputaland, Natal, South Africa. Nutritional information on the nutrient content of palm wine fromHyphaene coriacea andPhoenix reclinata was obtained in order to provide more detailed nutritional data than were previously available. The results showed that while palm wine is an important source of nicotinic acid and vitamin C, previous studies appear to have overestimated its value as a source of protein, thiamin, and riboflavin.
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Cunningham, A.B., Wehmeyer, A.S. Nutritional value of palm wine fromHyphaene coriacea andPhoenix reclinata (Arecaceae). Econ Bot 42, 301–306 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02860158
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