A comparative study of the chemical composition of lucerne (Medicago sativa L.) and spinach beet (Beta vulgaris var. cicla L.)

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• 作者：A. Mielmann^a ; ^{Annchen.Mielmann@nwu.ac.za} ; C. Bothma^b ; A. Hugo^b ; C.J. Hugo^b
• 关键词：Chemical composition ; Lucerne ; Spinach beet ; Cultivar ; Human consumption
• 刊名：South African Journal of Botany
• 出版年：2017
• 出版时间：January 2017
• 年：2017
• 卷：108
• 期：Complete
• 页码：8-14
• 全文大小：299 K
• 卷排序：108

文摘

The chemical composition of lucerne compared well to Spinach beet. Two of the three lucerne cultivars had higher protein content than spinach beet. Lucerne could be used as a potential vegetable for human consumption.