![]() | Bio-Intensive Approach to Small-Scale Household Food Production (IIRR, 1993, 180 p.) |
![]() | ![]() | Nutritional dimension of bio-intensive gardening |
(For Goiter-affected Areas)
Scientific Name |
Common Name |
Parts Per Billion Iodine per 100 g edible portion |
Sargassum siliquosum (dried) |
aragaz |
3,900,000 |
Gracilaria compressa (dried) |
ceylon moss |
500,000 |
Gracilaria verrucosa (deed) |
gulamang dagat |
3,800 - 360,160 |
Laurencia seticulosa (dried) |
kulot |
79.344 |
Caulerpa racemosa |
lato |
24,600 |
Codium tenue |
pokpoklo |
2,139 |
Hydroclathrus clathratus |
balbalulang |
1,845 |
Colocasia esculenta (leaves and stem) |
taro |
485 |
Daucus carota |
carrot |
81 |
Apium graveolens |
celery |
81 |
Phaseoulus vulgaris |
snap bean |
80 |
Cajanus cajan |
pigeon pea |
80 |
Sesbania grandiflora |
katuray |
80 |
Phaseolus aureus |
mungbean |
80 |
Phaseolus lunatus |
lima bean |
80 |
Psophocarpus tetragonolobus |
winged bean |
80 |
Vigna sesquipedalis |
string bean |
80 |
Pachyrrhizus erosus |
yam bean |
80 |
Phaseolus calcaratus |
rice bean |
80 |
Raphanus sativus |
radish |
71 |
Brassica chinensis |
pechay |
70 |
Momordica charantia |
bitter gourd |
65 |
Cucurbita maxima |
squash |
65 |
Cucumis sativus |
cucumber |
65 |
Sechium edule |
chayote |
65 |
Lagenaria siceraria |
bottle gourd |
65 |
Brassica oleracea |
cabbage |
60 |
Nasturtium officinale |
watercress |
50 |
Lycopersicon Iycopersicum |
tomato |
47 |
Solanum tuberosum |
Irish potato |
47 |
Capsicum anuum |
green pepper |
47 |
Solanum melongena |
eggplant |
47 |
Brassica juncea |
mustard |
27 |
References:
Medical and Applied Nutrition Research Institute. 1979. Foods Highest and Lowest in Various Nutrients. FNRI Publications No.33.
Quisumbing, E. 1978. Medicinal Plants of the Philippines. Katha Publishing Co., Inc. 1262 pp.