Table 5. Proximate composition of each plant species based on previous studies

Plant species Protein (% DW) Carbohydrate (% DW) Crude fiber (% DW) Total phenolics (mg GAE/100 g) Total flavonoids References
Ipomoea aquatica 29.46 7.90 Ali & Kaviraj (2018)
30.00 Wafar & Tarimbuka (2016)
25.60 47.95 7.62 Adedokun et al. (2019)
17.84 35.34 Vishwakarma & Dubey (2011)
42.18% 1.20% Igwenyi et al. (2011)
0.22% Yam et al. (2016)
Pandanus amaryllifolius 16.0–19.0 70.0–74.0 316–344 17–19 Suryani et al. (2020)
356.4 Yan & Asmah (2010)
Cucurma longa 13.9 13.4 Bhowmik et al. (2008)
6.00 43.3 34.5 3.65 4.99 Kim et al. (2019)
348.8 Yan & Asmah (2010)
230.0 Chan et al. (2008)