Research Article

Nutritional Composition, Antinutrient Contents, and Polyphenol Compounds of Selected Underutilized and Some Commonly Consumed Vegetables in East Wollega, West Ethiopia

Table 1

Proximate compositions (dwb) of composite vegetable samples.

Name of SampleMoistureCrudeCrudeCrudeTotalTotalGross
ProteinFiberFatAshCarbohydrateEnergy

Cabbage/B. oleracea/6.44 ± 0.01c17.5 ± 0.18d46.18 ± 0.10b0.75 ± 0.25c1.00 ± 0.32a28.12 ± 0.34c189.25 ± 2.91e
Ethiopia kale/B. carinata/16.62 ± 5.33a33.64 ± 0.41a20.47 ± 1.00d0.50 ± 0.00d2.75 ± 0.35a27.93 ± 0.18c260.76 ± 1.06c
Swiss chard/B.vulgaris/8.96 ± 0.03c30.19 ± 0.9b11.49 ± 0.20e1.75 ± 0.25b2.66 ± 0.99a44.95 ± 0.60b316.41 ± 4.39b
Celery/A. graveolens/12.57 ± 0.00b18.99 ± 0.9c54.86 ± 0.02a4.00 ± 0.00a2.3 ± 0.39a7.28 ± 0.31d141.06 ± 1.58f
Tomato/L. esculentum/7.60 ± 0.05c12.34 ± 0.9e9.19 ± 1.00f1.00 ± 0.00c1.14 ± 0.16a68.73 ± 0.88a333.28 ± 3.16a
Carrot/D. carota/13.39 ± 0.82b6.76 ± 0.9f33.10 ± 0.10c1.00 ± 0.00c1.99 ± 0.32a43.78 ± 0.70b211.11 ± 2.43d