Saba senegalensis - Wikipedia
Saba senegalensis, known as weda in the Moore, French, and English languages and ‘’madd’’ in Wolof and ‘’laare’’ in Pulaar, is a fruit-producing plant of the Apocynaceae [1] family, native to the Sahel region of sub-Saharan Africa. It has several common names in …
Saba senegalensis - Useful Tropical Plants
Oct 13, 2024 · Very popular in the southern Senegal forest region. The seeds are removed from the fruit and boiled until the seed covering is soft, with sugar added to taste. The large, hard seed pits remain and are discarded during eating. Saba senegalensis varies in …
Nutritionists warn against abusive mixture of kabba fruit
Jun 8, 2022 · Nutritionist Djibril Samb explained and recommended that Kabba is a fruit with many virtues, as it is very rich in vitamin C, calcium, magnesium and phosphorus, which helps strengthen the immune system and relieve osteoarticular problems.
Saba Senegalensis – Afritibi
Saba senegalensis, a highly cherished fruit in Africa, is known for its seeds enveloped in a tangy pulp. This wild liana species flourishes in the African savannah and is also cultivated as a shrub.
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Saba Fruit: Nutritional Value and Health Benefits - WebMD
Sep 25, 2024 · Saba fruit is rich in starch, with similar carbohydrate content to a potato. It is also an excellent source of vitamins A, B, and C and contains dietary fiber and iron.
Saba senegalensis: Key Features and Uses
Saba senegalensis is a large woody liana with white latex, dark gray bark, can reach more than 40 m high and a trunk that can measure up to 47 cm in diameter. The fruit is a globose shell, 7 to 10 cm long, 6 to 8 cm wide. The leaves are opposite, elliptical, dark green in color, about 8 to 15 cm long and 4 to 6 cm wide.
Kaba African Fruit | കബ ആഫ്രിക്കൻ പുളിയൻ …
Kaba or Saba is a popular West African Fruit, mostly eaten in Senegal or Gambia. The fruit is seasonal and can only be found in West Africa, Kaba, the local name for Saba Senegalensis is a...
Gambian Drink Recipes: How to eat kabba and make kabba juice
Kaba is the fruit you must taste if you come to The Gambia from May to October. You can prepare delicious juice out of it, but first things first. Let's learn how to recognise the ripe when...
(a) Fruit, (b) Leaf and (c) Flower of Saba senegalensis [10].
Saba senegalensis is a multi-purpose liana from sub-Saharan Africa that is under threat from over-exploitation of its fruits and from land degradation and erratic rainfall affecting its...
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Apr 3, 2024 · Introduction: The fruit of Saba senegalensis plays an important role in household nutrition. It is an important source of sweet carbohydrates, minerals, vitamin C, provitamin A and has many biological properties. It is also of economical importance and employment for rural populations, through the processing of fruit.