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Fruits and vegetables are best known as sources of vitamins, minerals, fibre and antioxidants. But do you know they are also sources of protein? Fruits and vegetables contain fair amounts of protein, that’s more reasons to add fruits and vegetables to your plate.

The following fruits and vegetables are decent sources of protein per 100 grams

Vegetables

Mushroom (cultivated, fresh) – 33.08 g
Okro leaves – 8.84 g
Scent leaves (Efirin) – 8.48 g
Cassava leaves – 8.10 g
Tree spinach – 5.14 g
Amaranths (Cooked) – 4.0 g
Fluted pumpkin leaves (Ugwu) – 3.57 g

Fruits

Paw Paw (Unripe) – 12.40 g
Paw Paw (Ripe) – 4.10 g
Indian Almond (fruit) – 9.40 g
African Pear – 7.38 g
African Star Apple (Agbalumo, Udara, Agwaluma) – 4.0 g
Avocado (Raw, all commercial varieties) – 2.0 g
Hog Plum/Yellow Mombin (Iyeye, Ngulungu, Isada) – 2.0 g
Guava (Ripe) – 1.10 g

Reference

Nigerian Food Composition Table.

POPOOLA KABIRAT KEHINDE (M.Sc. RDN)

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