The nutritional potential of nine edible plants of tribal of Jharkhand was evaluated by determining proximate composition and micronutrient content. The result showed significance of wild leafy vegetable species as important source of nutrient for rural tribal. Protein content of different wild species ranged from ± to ± percent. The crude fiber content was found highest in Polygonum plebijum, while highest ash content was observed in Portulaca oleracea. Among micronutrient content, iron content ranged between ± to mg/100g with highest content in Trianthema monogyna. | Nutritional analysis of few selected wild edible leafy vegetables of Tribal of Jharkhand India
