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| Title: | Effect of maturity on the physico-chemical and nutritional characteristics of Kachnar (Bauhinia variegata Linn.) green buds and flowers |
| Authors: | Verma, R
Awasthi, M
Modgil, R
Dhaliwal, Y S |
| Keywords: | Bauhinia variegata
Indigestible carbohydrates
Kachnar bud
Kachnar flower
Maturity stages
Nutritional value |
| Issue Date: | Jun-2012 |
| Publisher: | NISCAIR-CSIR, India |
| IPC Code: | Int. cl. (2011.01)-A61K 36/48, A23L 1/052 |
| Abstract: | India is endowed with a rich genetic
diversity of plant species. The less important, so-called underutilized
remained uncared for and remained mainly confined to natural wild, semi-wild
and semi-domesticated conditions. Kachnar (Bauhinia variegata Linn.) is one of them with green buds and pink flowers. It is a multipurpose
plant species used traditionally as vegetables and also have therapeutic and
medicinal properties. But nutritional value of green buds and
flowers is yet to be
exploited up to full potential. The objective
of this study was to estimate the nutritional quality of green buds and flowers of Kachnar. Results of the study revealed that both stages of Kachnar are good sources of nutrients
varying in their nutritional composition. Its buds are higher in crude
proteins, crude fats, total carbohydrates, crude fibre, hemicellulose, neutral
detergent fibre, acid detergent fibre and indigestible carbohydrate content.
Its flowers are good in digestible carbohydrates, total and available energy.
Ascorbic acid content of bud is high, while total, reducing and non-reducing sugars are found to be higher in flower. The study
concludes that Kachnar is a good
source of nutrients especially in fibre components and can be beneficial for
patients with constipation and cardiovascular diseases. It calls for its
commercialization in processing industries to fully utilize the nutritional and
medicinal potential.
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| Page(s): | 242-245 |
| CC License: |  CC Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 2.5 India |
| ISSN: | 0976-0512 (Online); 0976-0504 (Print) |
| Source: | IJNPR Vol.3(2) [June 2012]
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