Food Samples Moisture SD Fe SD Zn SD Na SD Phytate SD (%) (mg) (mg) (mg) (mg) Bokonisa 18.23 1.00 1.16 0.29 1.87 1.00 2.40 1.10 2.10 0.01 Okro 35.12 1.20 1.05 0.06 1.04 0.01 1.13 0.01 2.80 0.08 Obe isapa 28.10 1.25 1.12 1.01 1.15 0.05 2.25 1.01 2.11 1.02 Obe eeru 20.01 1.20 1.20 0.5 1.13 1.04 3.31 1.05 3.30 0.12 Marugbo 22.10 0.01 2.32 0.12 2.16 0.05 1.30 1.03 3.02 0.10

Table 4: Mean moisture, iron, zinc and sodium and phytate contents of indigenous vegetable soups/100 g.