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development, training and extension of school, home and market garden technologies (Chadha and Oluoch, 2003).
According to Indian Council of Medical Research, New Delhi, an adult requires 125 g green leafy vegetables, 75
g other vegetables and 100 g roots and tubers per day while, this garden provides 120 g green leafy vegetables,
125 g other vegetables and 28 g root vegetables to each adult (Figure 2). As potato and sweet potato which
constitute important tuber crops are not included in the model, an adult completes its vegetable requirement by
consuming these tubers. Tubers are group of crops where freshness is not as important and can be stored for
longer periods.
Table 4 Calculated nutritional yield and contribution of designed nutrition garden to the household diet
Vegetable
Protein
(g)
Calcium
(mg)
Iron (mg)
Vitamin A
(IU)
Riboflavin
(mg)
Niacin
(mg)
Vitamin C
(mg)
Calories
(Kcal)
Bottle gourd
22.10
2210.00
50.83
0.00
0.00
22.10
0.00
1326.00
Onion
168.84
6612.90
98.49
0.00
1.41
56.28
1547.70
6894.30
Radish
73.36
3668.00
4.19
0.00
2.10
146.72
1572.00
1676.80
Garlic
302.40
1440.00
62.40
0.00
11.04
19.20
624.00
6960.00
Lettuce
51.96
1515.50
86.60
38970.00
2.60
17.32
346.40
909.30
Coriander
242.18
7617.90
201.25
786576.60
18.19
126.21
3069.90
2615.10
Brinjal
89.32
1148.40
57.42
7911.20
7.02
57.42
765.60
1531.20
Lab lab
168.34
9303.00
75.31
13821.60
2.66
31.01
398.70
1329.00
Chilli
223.01
2307.00
92.28
22454.80
29.99
69.21
8535.90
2383.90
Methi
687.28
61699.00
2577.30
603088.20
48.42
124.96
8122.40
5467.00
Amaranthus
288.00
28584.00
1836.00
655776.00
21.60
86.40
7128.00
1296.00
Palak
859.86
96102.00
4046.40
1482499.80
141.62
834.57
17703.00
6575.40
Cowpea
393.88
7328.00
229.00
86195.60
8.24
82.44
1190.80
4213.60
Sponge gourd 125.40
3762.00
114.95
0.00
6.27
41.80
0.00
1672.00
Tomato
119.57
1413.10
54.35
97830.00
0.00
76.09
2500.10
2174.00
Mint
179.63
10920.00
851.76
221348.40
9.56
51.76
726.18
2402.40
Chinese
cabbage
206.04
7383.10
103.02
25755.00
6.87
103.02
4292.50
4635.90
Long melon
25.48
0.64
0.96
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
1528.80
Kang kong
705.90
19059.30
776.49
941200.00
0.00
0.00
10588.50
7059.00
Vegetable
mustard
111.24
4243.60
60.15
432600.00
4.53
32.96
2884.00
1071.20
Pea
906.44
4678.40
175.44
19006.00
16.08
409.36
3947.40
13596.60
Okra
281.58
9781.20
222.30
13041.60
14.82
8.89
1926.60
4594.20
Basella
284.40
17222.00
189.60
1264000.00
23.70
0.00
16116.00
3002.00
Broccoli
396.72
11350.60
121.22
275500.00
25.35
99.18
12452.60
3746.80
Carrot
187.20
16640.00
457.60
6552.00
4.16
124.80
624.00
9984.00
Cucumber
22.20
7770.00
33.30
0.00
2.22
22.20
222.00
832.50
Capsicum
121.44
1600.80
143.52
0.00
8.28
0.00
7728.00
1711.20
Total
7243.78
345360.44
12722.13
6994126.80
416.72
2643.90
115012.28
101188.20
Figure 2 Comparison between requirement of vegetables as per ICMR and availability through studied nutrition garden
