Table 2 Examples of abandonment in the use of plant foods after migration; references are in brackets

Momordica cochinchinensis (Lour.) Spreng.

Pandanus amaryllifolius Roxb. ex Lindl.

For Vietnamese in the US, the use of these species was substituted by food colorants [59]

Rubus sp.

Vaccinium sp.

Sambucus sp.

For Polish migrants in Argentina, probably due to the unavailability of these fruits native to the source area of the migrants [63]

Corchorus olitorius L.

Solanum macrocarpon L.

Celosia argentea L.

Gynandropsis gynandra (L.) Briq.

After the African diaspora in tropical America, some of these species are only occasionally consumed [27]

Blighia sapida K.D. Koenig

Amaranthus dubius Mart ex Thell.

Portulaca oleracea L.

For food plants associated with the African diaspora in Colombia. Additionally, the use of Abescolmus esculentus and Brassica oleracea were declining [61]

Erythoxylon coca Lam.

Plantago linearis Kunth

For Peruvians in Italy; due to the impossibility of cultivation and rarity [67]