Taro (Colocasia esculenta) Taro is grown in swampy pits and is mainly used as a supplement when other foods are not available. The corns are usually roasted, baked or broiled. young leaves and petals can be eaten as greens. _ asparagus, The young shoots ae eaten like | Nutrient value (Corns): Protein - 3%, Fat - 0.4%, CHO - 29%] Vitamins A andC. The (Leaves): Protein - 3.0%, Fat - 0.8%, CHO - 6.0%J Fibre - 1%, Fibre -1.4%, Vitamin C Pumpkin (Cucurbita moschata) Pumpkins are becoming a popular food crop. wild, apparently where seeds were discarded. They can often be ffound growing The pumpkin is cookedfand the young leaves may be eaten in a stew, Nutrient value: Protein - 1.0%, Fat - 0.2%, CHO - 8%, Fibre 40.5% Sweet Potato Sweet potatoes have been introduced with some success. the pigs are not free to uproot them. are eaten as pot herbs. They gwow well where They are eaten cooked and thq young leaves They are generally only grown where cultivated and primarily where the people first tried them as an imported food. Nutrient Value: Protein - 1.5-2%, Fat - 0.2%, CHO - 27%, Fibref- 1%, Sugar - S 3-6%, good source of Vitamin A. Leaves: Protein - 3.2%,1 Fat - 0.4%, CHO - 8.5%