Okra (Abelmoschus esculentus) in a refugee context in East Africa: kitchen gardening helps with mineral provision

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cg.contributor.crpWater, Land and Ecosystems
cg.contributor.donorFederal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, Germanyen
cg.contributor.donorNatural Sciences and Engineering Research Council, Canadaen
cg.coverage.countryEthiopia
cg.coverage.countryUganda
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2ET
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2UG
cg.coverage.regionEastern Africa
cg.coverage.subregionGambella
cg.coverage.subregionArua
cg.creator.identifierSolomie Gebrezgabher: 0000-0002-0620-3517
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1007/s42452-021-04898-6en
cg.identifier.iwmilibraryH050848
cg.identifier.urlhttps://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s42452-021-04898-6.pdfen
cg.identifier.wlethemeRural-Urban Linkages
cg.isijournalISI Journalen
cg.issn2523-3971en
cg.issue1en
cg.journalSN Applied Sciencesen
cg.reviewStatusPeer Reviewen
cg.volume4en
dc.contributor.authorWoldetsadik, D.en
dc.contributor.authorLlorent-Martinez, E. J.en
dc.contributor.authorGebrezgabher, Solomie A.en
dc.contributor.authorNjenga, M.en
dc.contributor.authorMendum, R.en
dc.contributor.authorCastillo-Lopez, R.en
dc.contributor.authorFernandez-de Cordova, M. L.en
dc.contributor.authorHailu, H.en
dc.contributor.authorEvans, C. T.en
dc.contributor.authorMadani, N.en
dc.contributor.authorMafika, T. P.en
dc.contributor.authorFleming, D. E. B.en
dc.date.accessioned2021-12-31T23:10:44Zen
dc.date.available2021-12-31T23:10:44Zen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/117315
dc.titleOkra (Abelmoschus esculentus) in a refugee context in East Africa: kitchen gardening helps with mineral provisionen
dcterms.abstractKitchen 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.en
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Access
dcterms.available2021-12-21
dcterms.bibliographicCitationWoldetsadik, 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]en
dcterms.extent32en
dcterms.issued2022-01
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.licenseCC-BY-4.0
dcterms.publisherSpringeren
dcterms.subjectfood consumptionen
dcterms.subjectabelmoschus esculentusen
dcterms.subjectrefugeesen
dcterms.subjectsettlementen
dcterms.subjectdomestic gardensen
dcterms.subjectmineral contenten
dcterms.subjectrecommended dietary allowancesen
dcterms.subjectnutritionen
dcterms.subjectwomenen
dcterms.subjectchildrenen
dcterms.subjectpublic healthen
dcterms.typeJournal Article

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