biostudies-literatureMila KJKing Saud University27699https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC11557952biostudies-literatureUnknown14(1)Food and nutrition security are essential for accomplishing sustainable development goals, and a growing population requires various food sources to address hunger and nutrition. Indigenous vegetables are nutritious, healthy, and adaptable to local conditions, making them a potential food and nutrition security resource. Thus, this study aimed to evaluate the nutritional richness of indigenous vegetables by comparing the nutritional content of commonly grown indigenous vegetables like Chenopodium album (Bathua), Coccinia grandis (Telakucha), Amaranthus viridis (Shaknotey), Moringa oleifera (Shojne), Alternanthera philoxeroides (Malancha), and Xanthium strumarium (Ghagra) to BARI Lalshak-1 (Amaranthus tricolor). Shojne violet had the highest lightness (L*), directions (b*), and chroma (c*) Scientific reportsNutritional composition, bioactive compounds and antioxidant potentiality of some indigenous vegetables consumed in Bangladesh.PMC11557952RSPD2024R558Hassan JSiddiqui MHKhalid FZubayer MMondal MFMila KJHasan MFAlfagham ATOzaki YGomasta JAli LIslam MSfalseNutritional composition, bioactive compounds and antioxidant potentiality of some indigenous vegetables consumed in Bangladesh.Food and nutrition security are essential for accomplishing sustainable development goals, and a growing population requires various food sources to address hunger and nutrition. Indigenous vegetables are nutritious, healthy, and adaptable to local conditions, making them a potential food and nutrition security resource. Thus, this study aimed to evaluate the nutritional richness of indigenous vegetables by comparing the nutritional content of commonly grown indigenous vegetables like Chenopodium album (Bathua), Coccinia grandis (Telakucha), Amaranthus viridis (Shaknotey), Moringa oleifera (Shojne), Alternanthera philoxeroides (Malancha), and Xanthium strumarium (Ghagra) to BARI Lalshak-1 (Amaranthus tricolor). Shojne violet had the highest lightness (L*), directions (b*), and chroma (c*) 2024-01-01T00:00:00Z2024 Nov2026-07-09T13:18:33.008Z2025-04-04T00:38:45.462ZS-EPMC115579523953294910.1038/s41598-024-78625-7