Nutrient concentrations (mg/kg) of Eragrostis curvula and Eragrostis tef seeds from the current study compared to values reported in the literature.

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posted on 2025-04-29, 17:35 authored by Nqobile Motsomane, Rob Slotow, Anathi Magadlela

Values from Ghebrehiwot et al. (2016) were converted from mg/100g to mg/kg.

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