Antinutrient Reduction and Enhancement in Protein, Starch, and Mineral Availability in Fermented Flour of Finger Millet (Eleusine coracana)

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 46, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 2578-2582

  Antony, Usha ^a   Chandra, T S ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY MADRAS   (India)

Author keywords

Eleucine coracana; Fermentation; Finger millet; In vitro digestibility; Minerals; Phenols; Phytate; Tannins; Trypsin inhibitors

Indexed keywords

ELEUCINE; ELEUCINE CORACANA; ELEUSINE CORACANA;

EID: 0001295123     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf9706639     Document Type: Article

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