Title |
Indigenous and traditional plants: South African parents’ knowledge, perceptions and uses and their children’s sensory acceptance
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Published in |
Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine, November 2013
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DOI | 10.1186/1746-4269-9-78 |
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Authors |
Marinka van der Hoeven, Jennifer Osei, Minrie Greeff, Annamarie Kruger, Mieke Faber, Cornelius M Smuts |
Abstract |
The dietary shift from indigenous and traditional plants (ITPs) to cash crops and exotic plant food sources increases the risk of malnutrition and other nutrition-related non-communicable diseases, especially in poor rural communities. Farm communities in South Africa have been associated with poor nutritional status and extreme poverty. ITPs have been found to be affordable sources of several micronutrients. However, knowledge of and the use of these plants are declining, and little is known about the child's acceptance of dishes prepared with ITPs. This knowledge can be used to improve the general acceptance of ITPs. This study aimed to gain insight into parents' knowledge and perceptions and their use of ITPs in a farming community in the North West Province and to assess children's acceptance of and preference for dishes made with African leafy vegetables (ALVs) and Swiss chard. |
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