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| Title: | Evaluation of nutritional value and protein quality of an under-utilized tribal food legume |
| Authors: | Vadivel, V
Pugalenthi, M |
| Keywords: | Tamarindus indica
Nutritional value
Antinutritional compounds |
| Issue Date: | Oct-2010 |
| Publisher: | NISCAIR-CSIR, India |
| IPC Code: | Int. Cl.7: A61K36/00, A01G1/00, A01G17/00, A47G19/00, A23L1/00, A23L1/06 |
| Abstract: | The effect of various common processing methods on the
nutritional value, antinutritional compounds, biological value and protein
quality of dehulled seeds of an under-utilized tribal food legume, Tamarindus
indica L. was investigated. The Dehulled Tamarind Seeds (DTS) were found to
contain 23.19% of protein, 8.8% of lipid, 7.2% of fiber, 4.6% of ash and 56.1%
of carbohydrates. Although, various antinutritional compounds were present in
the DTS, the autoclaving treatment was found to effectively reduce their
maximum levels without affecting the nutritional value of DTS. When considering
the biological value, the rats fed with diet containing autoclaved DTS
exhibited better growth performance. Moreover, the protein quality of DTS such
as True Digestibility, Biological Value, Net Protein Utilization and Utilizable
Proteins were also significantly improved by autoclaving treatment when
compared to other processing methods such as soaking, cooking and roasting. |
| Page(s): | 791-797 |
| CC License: |  CC Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 2.5 India |
| ISSN: | 0975-1068 (Online); 0972-5938 (Print) |
| Source: | IJTK Vol.09(4) [October 2010]
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