zinc ↔ Vernonia amygdalina

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Vernonia amygdalina is related to zinc because the plant's seeds are documented to contain zinc as a nutritional component [1], and its leaves have been measured to contain concentrations of zinc that exceed WHO safety recommendations [2].

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Vernonia amygdalina: a comprehensive review of the ... frontiersin.org Frontiers 2 facts

measurementVernonia amygdalina leaves contain concentrations of lead (Pb), chromium (Cr), zinc (Zn), cobalt (Co), and nickel (Ni) that are higher than those recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO), according to Ssempijja et al. (2020).

claimVernonia amygdalina seeds contain vitamin C, vitamins B1 and B2, sodium, potassium, calcium, magnesium, iron, zinc, and manganese.