Quantifying Turkana’s wild edible plants’ contribution to critical micronutrient and dietary diversity among women of reproductive age

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dc.creatorOduor, Francis
dc.creatorKeding, Gudrun
dc.creatorKaindi, Dasel Mulwa
dc.creatorAbong, George
dc.creatorThuita, Faith
dc.creatorTermote, Celine
dc.date2024-12-31
dc.date2024-11-07T08:39:40Z
dc.date2024-11-07T08:39:40Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T13:31:48Z
dc.descriptionThis study explored wild edible plants' (WEPs) contribution to dietary diversity and micronutrient intakes of women in Turkana County using a multi-method quantitative research design. In addition to the nutrient composition analysis of four vegetable plants and one edible fruit collected from the wild, two survey rounds were conducted – in 2020 during COVID (n = 360) and in 2022 during extreme drought (n = 600), to collect dietary intake data of women using 24-h recall. The study revealed that WEPs contribute 12% to 30% of the total daily food intake among women, and 0.6 to 1.4 food groups to dietary diversity, depending on the season. All the five WEPs tested contained on average 0.5 mg zinc, 6.4–25.5 mg iron, and 97.8–330.8 mg calcium per 100 g edible portion. This study demonstrates the significance of WEPs' nutritional contribution to the Turkana communities' diets, and their pivotal role during times of food scarcity, and recommends their promotion alongside measures to prevent their overexploitation.
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dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/159368
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/62254
dc.languageen
dc.publisherInforma UK Limited
dc.rightsOpen Access
dc.sourceOduor, F.; Keding, G.; Kaindi, D.M.; Abong, G.; Thuita, F.; Termote, C. (2024) Quantifying Turkana’s wild edible plants’ contribution to critical micronutrient and dietary diversity among women of reproductive age. CyTA - Journal of Food 22(1): 2413949. ISSN: 1947-6337
dc.subjectnutrition
dc.subjectnutrición
dc.subjectwild plants
dc.subjectdieta saludable
dc.subjectdiet quality
dc.subjectdietary diversity
dc.subjecttrace elements-micronutrients
dc.subjectdrought
dc.subjectsequía
dc.subjectdiversidad de la alimentación
dc.subjectnutrient availability
dc.subjectcarotenoids
dc.subjectnutrient intake
dc.subjectplanta silvestre
dc.subjectcultivo alimenticio-plantas comestibles
dc.subjectnutriente
dc.subjectoligoelemento-micronutrientes
dc.subjectcarotenoide
dc.titleQuantifying Turkana’s wild edible plants’ contribution to critical micronutrient and dietary diversity among women of reproductive age
dc.typeJournal Article

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