Vegetable soup & pounded yam

Name: Vegetable soup & pounded yam
Yield: 1 serving
Cuisine: Nigerian
Ingredients: 80g Spinach (efo); 60g Ugu (pumpkin leaf); 90g Lean beef; 7g Palm oil; 200g Yam

Vegetable soup & pounded yam — Nigerian main

Per serving

521kcal

39gprotein

59gcarbs

14gfat

Cost to make

₦1,674Lagos (₦)

£2.47UK (£)

Vegetable soup & pounded yam is a Nigerian main. A typical serving is about 521 kcal with 39g of protein, 59g carbs and 14g fat. The ingredients cost about ₦1,674 in Lagos, or £2.47 to make in the UK. Ilera scales the portion to your calorie goal and builds it into a full week of meals — priced for where you live.

What's in it

Spinach (efo) — 80g
Ugu (pumpkin leaf) — 60g
Lean beef — 90g
Palm oil — 7g
Yam — 200g

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Macros are computed from ingredient data in the USDA FoodData Central and West African Food Composition Table databases; prices are dated Lagos/UK estimates and move with the market (see how we source our numbers). Ilera is for adults and isn't medical or dietary advice — see the health disclaimer.