Nutritional Composition and Phytochemical Evaluation of Some Selected Wild Edible Plants in Tach Gaint District, Northwestern Ethiopia

Table 2

Qualitative phytochemical analysis of selected wild edible plants.

Phytochemicals	Qualitative phytochemical analysis
	Amaranthus graecizans (leaves)	Erucastrum abyssinicum (leaves)	Opuntia ficus-indica (fruits)	Rumex abyssinicus (young shoots)	Urtica simensis (leaves)
Alkaloids	++	+	+	+	+
Flavonoids	+	+	+	+	+
Phenols	++	+	+	+	+
Triterpenes	+	—	+	+	+
Saponins	+	+	+	+	++
Tannins	+	—	+	+	+

NB: + = low concentration; ++ = high concentration; — = not detected.