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In vitro and in vivo digestibility of legume carbohydrates.

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Title In vitro and in vivo digestibility of legume carbohydrates.
 
Creator Shurpalekar, K. S.
Sundaravalli, O. E.
Rao, M. N.
 
Subject 01 Carbohydrates
22 Legumes-Pulses
 
Description The carbohydrate fractions of (i) Bengal gram (Cicer arietinum), (ii) black gram (Phaseolus mungo), (iii) red gram (Cajanus cajan) and (iv) green gram (Phaseolus aureus) were analysed for chemical composition according to AOAC procedures. Results of analysis of chemical composition for (i)-(iv) resp., were: % starch, 71.3, 74.4, 69.0 and 70.8; % moisture, 9.1, 9.6, 8.7 and 13.0; % protein, 3.8, 2.4, 2.9 and 2.4; % ash, 3.2, 2.2, 3.9 and 2.5; and % crude fibre, 1.6, 2.2, 1.7 and 1.3. Results of digestibility studies show that of the 4 legumes, (iv) was the most digestible.
 
Date 1979
 
Type Article
PeerReviewed
 
Format application/pdf
 
Language en
 
Identifier http://ir.cftri.com/6981/1/Nutrition%20Reports%20International%2C%20Volume-19%281%20%281979%29%20111-117.pdf
Shurpalekar, K. S. and Sundaravalli, O. E. and Rao, M. N. (1979) In vitro and in vivo digestibility of legume carbohydrates. Nutrition Reports International, 19 (1). 111-117, 14 ref..