Research Article

African leafy vegetables consumed by households in the Limpopo and KwaZulu-Natal provinces in South Africa

Published in: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition
Volume 23 , issue 1 , 2010 , pages: 30–38

DOI: 10.1080/16070658.2010.11734255

Author(s): M Faber Nutritional Intervention Research Unit, South Africa , A Oelofse Centre for Nutrition, South Africa , Pj Van Jaarsveld Nutritional Intervention Research Unit, South Africa , Fam Wenhold Division of Human Nutrition, Faculty of Health Sciences, South Africa , Ws Jansen van Rensburg Agricultural Research Council, South Africa

Keywords: African leafy vegetables , rural , urban , β-carotene , South Africa

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Abstract

Objectives: The objectives of this study were to determine the availability of, access to and nutrition-related uses of African leafy vegetables in rural and urban households; and to determine the β-carotene content of the dominant African leafy vegetable.

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