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Table 1 Description of the vegetable samples collected from Kawran Bazar vegetable market, Dhaka, Bangladesh

From: Heavy Metals in Commonly Consumed Root and Leafy Vegetables in Dhaka City, Bangladesh, and Assessment of Associated Public Health Risks

Common name	Scientific name	Moisture content (%)
Root vegetables
Beet	Beta vulgaris	88.0
Radish	Raphanus sativus	95.3
Carrot	Daucus carota	88.0
Turnip	Brassica rapa	91.0
Leafy vegetables
Mustard	Brassica campestris	92.0
Cabbage	Brassica oleracea	93.0
Spinach	Spinacia oleracea	91.0
Coriander	Coriandrum sativum	93.4
Mint	Mentha arvensis	85.2

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