ABSTRACT
The standard for assessing the nutritional value of plants includes their protein composition in amino acids and their lipid contents in fatty acids. The antioxidant, vitamin, and mineral contents which is used to evaluate most tropical plants as a good source of nourishment for the body were also taken into account. Gnetum africanum, which belongs to the family of Gnetaceae is a leafy greenish climbing vegetable that is mostly found in Angola, Congo, Nigeria, Gabon, Asia, and South America tropical regions. In Africa, Gnetum buchholzianum and Gnetum africanum are the two main prevalent species. The G. africanum tree is usually planted but grows normally as a forest vine that its leaves are collected as forest vegetables for medicinal and culinary purposes. The proximate analysis of G. africanum leaves showed that the plant is rich in fiber, protein, minerals, fat, and carbohydrate content.
