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• Wild edible plants serve as sources of carbohydrates, proteins, and fibers, and are rich in vitamins and minerals including vitamin A, vitamin C, zinc, iron, calcium, iodine, thiamine, riboflavin, niacin, and folate.
• The ELI dietary index exhibits moderate-sized positive trends regarding DHA, EPA+DHA, and vitamin C, and negative trends regarding zinc.
• The likelihood of adequacy for fibre, thiamine, folate, vitamin C, and manganese is positively related to all six indices based on EAT-Lancet recommendations, while the likelihood of zinc adequacy is inversely correlated with all six indices.
• The Standard American Diet (SAD) provides inadequate levels of micronutrients, which may lead to deficiencies in zinc and Vitamins A, C, D, and E.
• Vernonia amygdalina seeds contain vitamin C, vitamins B1 and B2, sodium, potassium, calcium, magnesium, iron, zinc, and manganese.
• In the U.S. population, the percentage of people with inadequate levels of key immune-related micronutrients is 45% for Vitamin A, 46% for Vitamin C, 95% for Vitamin D, 84% for Vitamin E, and 15% for Zinc.
• Portulaca oleracea is considered a weed in Ethiopia, but its leaves and stems contain high amounts of iron, zinc, and vitamin C, including twice the amount of iron found in maize.