Composition Of 9 Common Vegetables
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Composition Of 9 Common Vegetables

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Composition (per 100 gm) Of 9 Common Vegetables.

Understanding food and their composition  can help individuals to monitor or avoid excessive amounts of certain nutrients.

Few crops are found in abundance in particular areas and people rely on such crops for daily diet. Potatoes, bananas, coconuts are few examples of such local crops.

Composition of such crops can help in deciding the quantity to be consumed by a person so that the amount of nutrients in his food is not unbalanced and are within safety limits.

Fllowing table can be used as reference for amount of nutrients, minerals per 100gms of 9 common vegetables.   viz: 1.potato    2.tomato 3.cabbage 4.cauli flower 5.brinjal 6.radish 7.banana(green) 8.carrot 9.onion

(data collected from books)

tblvgtbls                  
                   
  potato tomato  cabage  califlwr  brinjal  radish  banana(grn) carrot  onion
moisture              83% 86% 86.6%
protein 1.6gm   1.8gm 2.4gm 1.4mg 0.5mg 1.4gm 0.9gm 1.2gm
carbohydrate     4.6gm 4.0gm   3.2mg 14gm 10.0gm 11.1gm
fat     0.1gm 0.4gm   0.1mg 0.2gm 0.2gm 0.1gm
calcium 10mg 2mg 39mg 33mg 18mg 20mg   80mg 4.7mg
iron 7mg 1.8mg 0.8mg 1.5mg 0.09mg 1mg 6.2mg 2.2mg 0.7mg
vitaminA   320mg 300μg 8μg  74mg 3.7mg      
vitaminC 17mg 31mg 124mg 56mg 12mg 21mg 24mg 5mg 11mg
vitaminK 20.01mg    
         
calories 97kcal 23 kcal 27kcal 30kcal   16kcal 64kcal 48kcal  
potassium   114mg     200mg   193mg    
magnesium   15mg     16mg        
manganese         24mg        
carotins         24mg   30μg    
phosphorus   36mg 44gm
    29mg 530mg 50mg
fibers   45.8mg         0.7gm 0.2gm  
sodium   45.8mg              
vitaminB     0.06mg 0.04mg   2.5mg 0.05mg    

niacin 1.2mg 
     12mg      

 References

  General Information - Different Kind Of Crops, Macro And Micro Nutrients, Health and Disease

https://blogs.siliconindia.com/Academics/FoodDrinks/General-Information-----Different-Kind-Of-Crops-Macro-And-Micro-Nutrients-Health-and-Disease-bid-c51n23G089657200.html

 Composition Of 9 Common Fruits

https://blogs.siliconindia.com/Academics/FoodDrinks/Composition-Of-9-Common-Fruits-bid-c51n23G09047265.html

Amount Of Minerals And Their Effect On Health

https://blogs.siliconindia.com/Academics/FoodDrinks/Amount-Of-Minerals-And-Their-Effect-On-Health-bid-c51n23G083505921.html

Nutrients In Our Food And How They React

https://blogs.siliconindia.com/Academics/FoodDrinks/Nutrients-In-Our-Food-And-How-They-React-bid-c51n23G09495654.html

 

 

 








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