commonly referred to in Kenya as the poor mans vegetable of choice. It is widely grown in all the East African countries and in many other parts of the world including
Europe, Asia and Latin America. This leafy vegetable has high amounts of vitamins as well as other micronutrients and is well ranked in terms of nutrition among members of the cabbage family. However, it has a high moisture content (approximately 86% wb.) at harvest
and therefore cannot be preserved for more than a few days under ambient conditions of 20–25 C