FOOD SCIENCE ›› 2006, Vol. 27 ›› Issue (12): 665-667.

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Determination of Basic Nutrition Elements and Nitrate Content of 8 Wild Vegetables(Invasive Plants)

 JIN  Ang-Chao, ZHANG  Qing-Bin, LIN  Zhao-Nan, ZHENG  Hui-Ling   

  1. Department of Chemistry, Hanshan Normal College, Chaozhou 521041,China
  • Online:2006-12-15 Published:2011-11-23

Abstract: In order to keep them under control and utilize them scientifically, their basic nutrition element and nitrate content of 8 wild vegetables (invasive plants)were determined, which are Eichhornia crassipes (Mart.) Solms, Ipomoea cairica (L.) Sweet, Malvastrum coromandelia-num (L.) Gurke, Aster subulatus Michx., Mirabilis jalapa L., Stachytarpheta jamaicensis (L.) Vahl, Phyllaothus urinarla L. and Calonyction aculeatum (L.) House. The results indicated that : they were nourishing wild vegetables and 7 of them can be eaten safely. So they have great potentialities of exploitation.

Key words: wild vegetables, invasive plants, basic nutrition element, nitrate