Proximate Composition, Mineral Profile and Trypsin-Inhibitory Activity of West African Leafy Vegetables: Influence of Urea Micro-Dosing and Harvest Time

However, these leafy vegetables contain anti-nutrients such as protease inhibitors, which may have a negative impact on human health, by reducing protein digestibility and limiting the availability of essential amino acids Thus, protease inhibitors can limit the caloric value of diets, which could be useful in disease conditions where excessive catabolic activity (e.g., pancreatitis) is undesirable [Jedinak et al.,