Evaluation of nutritional properties and consumer preferences of legume-fortified cassava leaves for low-income households in Zambia.

Cassava leaves have the potential to improve dietary diversity, the intake
of protein and micronutrient of members of low-income households. The study aimed at evaluating nutritional properties, and consumer preferences of legume fortified cassava leaves (soybean and groundnut fortified products) using plain leaves as control. The nutritional and anti-nutritional properties of the samples were determined using standard laboratory methods, and a structured questionnaire was
used to assess consumer preferences. There were significant (P < 0.05) increase in the nutritional properties and the product type had a strong significant (p < 0.05) effect on the anti-nutritional properties (tannins, phytate, and cyanogenic potential (CNP). Respondents from Kaoma and Serenje districts have a higher preference for soy-fortified over groundnut-fortified variant. In contrast, Kasama and Mansa