Abstract
Vegetables used by the people of Assam (India) found to be highly nutritious to maintain general balance diet. Nutritional information is used increasingly by public agencies and agricultural industries to promote different traditional fresh product. The work aimed at determining few nutritionally important minerals (calcium, iron, magnesium, phosphorus, and potassium) in leafy green vegetables widely consumed in Assam. The objective of the present work was to examine the variability in the mineral content.
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Borah, S., Baruah, A.M., Das, A.K. et al. Determination of Mineral Content in Commonly Consumed Leafy Vegetables. Food Anal. Methods 2, 226–230 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12161-008-9062-z
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