Okra (Abelmoschus esculentus) in a refugee context in East Africa: kitchen gardening helps with mineral provision
Kitchen gardening is considered a way to reconnect with agriculture and complement the cereal-based relief food offered to refugees in East Africa. This work aimed at profiling mineral content of okra in four refugee camps and settlements located in Ethiopia and Uganda and its contribution to adequa...
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| author | Woldetsadik, D. Llorent-Martinez, E. J. Gebrezgabher, Solomie A. Njenga, M. Mendum, R. Castillo-Lopez, R. Fernandez-de Cordova, M. L. Hailu, H. Evans, C. T. Madani, N. Mafika, T. P. Fleming, D. E. B. |
| author_browse | Castillo-Lopez, R. Evans, C. T. Fernandez-de Cordova, M. L. Fleming, D. E. B. Gebrezgabher, Solomie A. Hailu, H. Llorent-Martinez, E. J. Madani, N. Mafika, T. P. Mendum, R. Njenga, M. Woldetsadik, D. |
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| description | Kitchen gardening is considered a way to reconnect with agriculture and complement the cereal-based relief food offered to refugees in East Africa. This work aimed at profiling mineral content of okra in four refugee camps and settlements located in Ethiopia and Uganda and its contribution to adequate intake (AIs) or recommended dietary allowances (RDAs) for young children and pregnant and lactating women (PLW). The study also evaluated the applicability of portable X-ray fluorescence (PXRF) as compared with inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) for mineral profiling of okra powder samples. The contents of minerals (mg kg-1) from the ICP-MS readings were in the following ranges: K (14,385–33,294), Ca (2610–14,090), P (3178–13,248), Mg (3896–7986), Cu (3.81–19.3), Fe (75.7–1243), Zn (33–141) and Mn (23.1–261). Regardless of geographic origin, at low-end consumption probability (17 g day-1 for young children and 68 g day-1 for PLW), okra could contribute 15% (2.7–12.9%) AI for macro-minerals (K and Ca). In addition, the contributions to RDA values for Fe and Zn, elements of known public health interest, ranged from 4.5 to 34.7% for young children. Interestingly, regression lines revealed strong agreement between ICP-MS and PXRF readings for Mn and Zn, with R2 values>0.91. This information is useful in support of nutrition-sensitive kitchen gardening programs through scaling culturally important crops in refugee settings. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1173152025-10-26T13:01:55Z Okra (Abelmoschus esculentus) in a refugee context in East Africa: kitchen gardening helps with mineral provision Woldetsadik, D. Llorent-Martinez, E. J. Gebrezgabher, Solomie A. Njenga, M. Mendum, R. Castillo-Lopez, R. Fernandez-de Cordova, M. L. Hailu, H. Evans, C. T. Madani, N. Mafika, T. P. Fleming, D. E. B. food consumption abelmoschus esculentus refugees settlement domestic gardens mineral content recommended dietary allowances nutrition women children public health Kitchen gardening is considered a way to reconnect with agriculture and complement the cereal-based relief food offered to refugees in East Africa. This work aimed at profiling mineral content of okra in four refugee camps and settlements located in Ethiopia and Uganda and its contribution to adequate intake (AIs) or recommended dietary allowances (RDAs) for young children and pregnant and lactating women (PLW). The study also evaluated the applicability of portable X-ray fluorescence (PXRF) as compared with inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) for mineral profiling of okra powder samples. The contents of minerals (mg kg-1) from the ICP-MS readings were in the following ranges: K (14,385–33,294), Ca (2610–14,090), P (3178–13,248), Mg (3896–7986), Cu (3.81–19.3), Fe (75.7–1243), Zn (33–141) and Mn (23.1–261). Regardless of geographic origin, at low-end consumption probability (17 g day-1 for young children and 68 g day-1 for PLW), okra could contribute 15% (2.7–12.9%) AI for macro-minerals (K and Ca). In addition, the contributions to RDA values for Fe and Zn, elements of known public health interest, ranged from 4.5 to 34.7% for young children. Interestingly, regression lines revealed strong agreement between ICP-MS and PXRF readings for Mn and Zn, with R2 values>0.91. This information is useful in support of nutrition-sensitive kitchen gardening programs through scaling culturally important crops in refugee settings. 2022-01 2021-12-31T23:10:44Z 2021-12-31T23:10:44Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/117315 en Open Access Springer Woldetsadik, D.; Llorent-Martinez, E. J.; Gebrezgabher, Solomie; Njenga, M.; Mendum, R.; Castillo-Lopez, R.; Fernandez-de Cordova, M. L.; Hailu, H.; Evans, C. T.; Madani, N.; Mafika, T. P.; Fleming, D. E. B. 2022. Okra (Abelmoschus esculentus) in a refugee context in East Africa: kitchen gardening helps with mineral provision. SN Applied Sciences, 4(1):32. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s42452-021-04898-6] |
| spellingShingle | food consumption abelmoschus esculentus refugees settlement domestic gardens mineral content recommended dietary allowances nutrition women children public health Woldetsadik, D. Llorent-Martinez, E. J. Gebrezgabher, Solomie A. Njenga, M. Mendum, R. Castillo-Lopez, R. Fernandez-de Cordova, M. L. Hailu, H. Evans, C. T. Madani, N. Mafika, T. P. Fleming, D. E. B. Okra (Abelmoschus esculentus) in a refugee context in East Africa: kitchen gardening helps with mineral provision |
| title | Okra (Abelmoschus esculentus) in a refugee context in East Africa: kitchen gardening helps with mineral provision |
| title_full | Okra (Abelmoschus esculentus) in a refugee context in East Africa: kitchen gardening helps with mineral provision |
| title_fullStr | Okra (Abelmoschus esculentus) in a refugee context in East Africa: kitchen gardening helps with mineral provision |
| title_full_unstemmed | Okra (Abelmoschus esculentus) in a refugee context in East Africa: kitchen gardening helps with mineral provision |
| title_short | Okra (Abelmoschus esculentus) in a refugee context in East Africa: kitchen gardening helps with mineral provision |
| title_sort | okra abelmoschus esculentus in a refugee context in east africa kitchen gardening helps with mineral provision |
| topic | food consumption abelmoschus esculentus refugees settlement domestic gardens mineral content recommended dietary allowances nutrition women children public health |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/117315 |
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